The Iron Maiden Never Existed: The Victorian Hoax That Fooled the World

The Iron Maiden never tortured anyone. Not once. Not ever. Because it was never real.

You've seen it in museums. You've heard the stories. The medieval torture device where victims were locked inside a human-shaped cabinet filled with spikes, slowly pierced to death. It's one of the most infamous instruments of torture in history.

There's just one problem: it's completely fake.

The Iron Maiden isn't a medieval torture device—it's a Victorian hoax created in the 1800s to attract tourists and sell tickets. And it fooled historians, museums, and the entire world for over 200 years.

In this video, I'm going to prove it to you.

You'll discover:
• Why there are ZERO medieval references to the Iron Maiden
• The 18th-century philosopher who invented the legend
• How 19th-century craftsmen forged fake "medieval" torture devices
• The smoking gun evidence that proves when they were really made
• Why museums kept displaying them even after the truth came out
• Real medieval torture methods (that actually existed)
• What this hoax reveals about human psychology and dark tourism
• How this connects to modern misinformation

This isn't just about debunking a myth. It's about how we decide what's true, why we're drawn to darkness, and what happens when lies become "history."

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This video covers the Iron Maiden hoax, Victorian dark tourism, medieval torture methods, the Fourth Lateran Council, historical forgeries, museum ethics, and critical thinking about historical sources.

Real torture devices discussed: the rack, strappado, breaking wheel, drawing and quartering, thumbscrews, and more.

Historical hoaxes compared: Donation of Constantine, Piltdown Man, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Hitler Diaries.

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