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Online Reference For Body, Mind & Spirit

Term: Heating Chair

DEFINITION:
A torture device used during the Inquisition with the purpose of extrancting confessions from victims. Made of metal, the heating chair had numerous spikes which pierced the skin. The victim was stripped naked and strapped into the chair. A fire built beneath the chair would heat it to intolerable levels, adding to the torture.
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