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In page Inquisition:

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Some of the instruments that "the Inquisition" never used, but that are erroneously registered in various inquisition museums:[12]

  • The Spanish tickle: Created in 2005 as a false rumor on Wikipedia.[9]
  • The Thumbscrew: Created in the 16th century.[14] It was used for the persecution of Catholics by William Cecil in England during the reign of Elizabeth I. It was not used by the Inquisition, but by the English courts against dissidents to the Protestant Reformation,[citation needed] later also for the torture of slaves.[15]
  • The saw: Created in the fifteenth century. Its first mention comes from 1450 to 1470. Used by the Hungarian court against Muslims in the context of the war between the Ottoman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary.[16]