The World's Most Mysterious CastlesDundurn, 16.10.2005 г. - 304 страници Castles are among the most mysterious buildings on earth. Their grimly silent stones are signposts to a past filled with high adventure, grim tragedies, and glorious victories. Ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal phenomena are frequently reported from castles. Do strange paranormal powers lurk among their ancient ruins? The World's Most Mysterious Castles takes you on a journey through hidden chambers and subterranean tunnels of castles all over the world. Their walls served the sinister needs of spies, traitors, and assassins. Do the spirits of attackers and defenders who died in long-forgotten sieges still linger where they fell? Screams of unbearable pain and despair were muffled within their deepest, darkest torture dungeons. Do they echo there still? |
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... in Scotland long before the French Revolution: decapitation could follow confession after the torturers had finished their grim work. The infamous Clink Prison, now the Clink Prison Museum, occupies. 30 THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTERIOUS CASTLES.
R. Lionel Fanthorpe, Patricia Fanthorpe. The infamous Clink Prison, now the Clink Prison Museum, occupies 1 Clink Street in London, England. It served as a prison when attached to Winchester House, which was the residence of the Bishops ...
... prison hardships, including the infamous treadmill from York Castle. Prisoners were forced to work this laborious device for hours at a time, until pain and exhaustion were added to their suffering. Wewelsburg Castle in Germany was ...
... prison for Covenanters after the monarchy was restored in 1660. Blackness has a pit-prison that is washed by the tide, and there is said to be a secret tunnel linking Blackness Castle to the House of Binns, about three kilometres away ...
... idea of a deep, dark, damp, castle prison is found in the oubliette. One grim example can be found in the Black Tower at Rumeli Hisari in Istanbul. This was built by Mehmet II in 1452. The 36 THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTERIOUS CASTLES.