Victor Harris:
In 1447, the Duke of Exeter introduced the rack to the Tower of London where it became the most popular torture device in England. The rack was used in England for about a hundred and fifty years before being deemed too cruel. It was outlawed in 1628.
Melanie Pearson:
Mm-hmm.
Victor Harris:
When Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the English Parliament in 1605, he became a victim of the rack. King James the First stretched his body so badly that his bones and ligaments made loud popping noises.
Melanie Pearson:
Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
Victor Harris:
Can I stretch you?
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