Everyone knows about the “trial by ordeal” prevalent in the middle ages. Women being dunked in water, to see if they float and are therefore obviously a witch. People having to walk over hot ploughshares. Other such fun stuff.<\/p>\n
But did you know there was another form of trial by ordeal, typically reserved for the clergy. Corsned.<\/p>\n
If a member of the clergy was accused of a crime, what horrible torture or feat of endurance did they have to undergo?<\/p>\n
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