The term “rat-catcher” refers to individuals who are hired to capture and exterminate rats. They have been historically employed to control rat populations, particularly in urban areas. Rat-catchers use various methods such as traps, poisons, and trained animals to catch and kill rats.
The Rat-Catcher Job and Rat-Baiting: Myth and History
Medieval Dance Mania, the Dancing Plague and Tarantism: 7th to 17th Century European Outbreaks
Medieval Dance Mania, the Dancing Plague and Tarantism are often confused and named as the same event, but in reality, they were different outbreaks of the crazed plague that swept Europe at different periods of time and in different locations.
The Iron Maiden Torture Device: an 18th-Century Hoax
The Iron Maiden was a torture device believed to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It was said to have been invented by a German executioner named Johannes Eckhardt.