Duke of Exeter’s Daughter
Duke of Exeter’s Daughter 〈英〉「埃克斯特公爵之女」 15世纪在伦敦塔〔Tower〕中一种类似拉肢刑架的拷问刑具，由亨利六世的大臣埃克斯特公爵引入英国，并由此而得名。
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Duke of Exeter’s Daughter
Duke of Exeter’s Daughter
A torture rack in the Tower of London, named after the Duke of Exeter, Henry VI’s minister who assisted in introducing it to England. — Also termed brake.
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duke of exeter’s daughter
Duke of Exeter’s Daughter. A torture rack in the Tower of London, named after the Duke of Exeter, Henry VI’s minister who assisted in introducing it to England. — Also termed brake. “The rack … to extort a confession from criminals, is a practice of a different nature …. And the trial by rack is
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