Pillory Collection (#4)

Man Locked In A Pillory. From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890

Finger Pillory Used In The 15Th Century. From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890

PURITANS: PILLORY, 17th CENT. The use of the pillory to enforce Puritan morality in colonial New England: lithograph, 19th century

Pillory and whipping post, 1880s C016 / 4322
Pillory and whipping post. 19th-century pillory (top) and whipping post (bottom) in Delaware, USA. The pillory is occupied by two African-American men

Testis Ovat, Titus Oates in the pillory, 17th century (c1905). Testis Ovat is an anagram of Oates name. An Anglican priest, he made up the story of the Popish Plot of 1678

John Lilburne on the pillory at Westminster, 1638 (1905). Lilburne (1614-1657) was an English Leveller who campaigned for what he described as `freeborn rights` which every human being was born with

The pillory in Japan before the revolution, 1895. Artist: Hildibrand
The pillory in Japan before the revolution, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XIV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

William Prynne (1600-1669) in the pillory, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Pillory In The Market, (1885). Based on a popular print. The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation

Sons of Freedom, Hear My Story, 1834. A man, looking as if he has been in a drunken brawl, serving his sentence in the village stocks

A pillory, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
A pillory, 1805. Four men being punished in the pillory, being pelted with rubbish and jeered at by a crowd. By this date among crimes punishable by pillory were embezzlement of state property

Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee [Pompeys Pillar, a Roman triumphal column], Science in the Pillory, by James Gillray

Chester Pageant re-enactment
An exciting incident during the Chester Pageant of 1910. As King James I passes a pillory, a puritan shouts " clear your Court of Painted Jezebels"

James Nayler
JAMES NAYLER, Quaker, spends two hours in Westminster pillory, is whipped through the streets, his tongue is bored with a red-hot iron and he is branded B for blasphemer. Date: 1617? - 1660

Drawings Prints, Print, Sir, Cecil, Wray, Pillory, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, Sir Cecil Wray in the Pillory, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Thomas Rowlandson, Hannah Humphrey, Charles James Fox, John Jackson, Samuel House, Sir Cecil Wray

Titus Oates in the Pillory, London

Luciphers New Row-Barge, circa 1721 (engraving)
XJF867854 Luciphers New Row-Barge, circa 1721 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: BM 1865, 0114.430); English, out of copyright

Man and Woman in the Stocks (woodcut)
XJF324476 Man and Woman in the Stocks (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Salon of 1855, The Pillory, painting by M. Glaize. engraving 1855

Tameing [i. e. taming] a shrew. Or Petruchios patent family bedstead, gags
Tameing [i.e. taming] a shrew. Or Petruchios patent family bedstead, gags & thumscrews, Tameing a shrewTaming a shrew, London 1815, woman restrained in a bed fashioned like a pillory

London Bridge and its Surroundings at about the year 1600, from Old London Illustrated
XJF258653 London Bridge and its Surroundings at about the year 1600, from Old London Illustrated, a Series of Drawings illustrating London in the XVIth Century

The Three False Brethren (engraving) (b / w photo) (see also 250720)
XJF250719 The Three False Brethren (engraving) (b/w photo) (see also 250720) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Bickham the Elder (1684-1759); Daniel Defoe

Prisoners in the Lollards Tower, from Acts and Monuments by John Foxe
XJF105821 Prisoners in the Lollards Tower, from Acts and Monuments by John Foxe (1516-87) 1563 (woodcut) by English School

The Guilty, from Costume of Great Britain, published by William Miller
XCF137309 The Guilty, from Costume of Great Britain, published by William Miller, 1805 (colour litho) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843); Private Collection; (add.info)

TITUS OATES IN THE PILLORY. London, UK, 19th century engraving

Historical pillory with iron clamps, historic district, Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

LONDON: PILLORY, c1810. The Pillory at Charing-Cross, London. Aquatint, c1810, by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson

CHINA: PRISONER, c1900. A captured prisoner from the Boxer Rebellion, locked in a cangue at a prison in Peking, China. Stereograph, c1900

Carmo neighborhood, Pelourinho area of Salvador da Bahia, considered by UNESCO to be the most important grouping of 17th & 18th Century Colonial Architecture in the Americas, Brazil

Man, looking as if he has been in a drunken brawl, serving his sentence in the village stocks. Attached to stocks is the pillory post with constraints for the arms. Lithograph London 1834

Scene from The Scarlet Letter (1850) novel by the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Set in the times of the dour Puritan pioneers of New England the heroine, Hester Prynne

The Salon of 1855, The Pillory, painting by M. Glaize. engraving 1855

Tameing [i. e. Taming] A Shrew. Or Petruchios Patent Family Bedstead
Tameing [i.e. Taming] A Shrew. Or Petruchios Patent Family Bedstead, Gags & Thumscrews, Tameing A Shrewtaming A Shrew, London 1815, Woman Restrained In A Bed Fashioned Like A Pillory

Santa Maria Church and Pillory, Obidos, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Jewish people pilloried, Strasbourg, caricatural engraving, 1800
France, 19th century. Jewish people pilloried. Caricature. Engraving, Strasbourg, 1800

Marienplatz square, Munich, 15th century C017 / 6895
Marienplatz square. Historical artwork of a scene in the Marienplatz (St Marys Square), Munich, Bavaria, in what is now Germany, at the end of the 15th century

Bankruptcy punishment, 16th century C016 / 8992
Bankruptcy punishment. Historical artwork showing bankrupt men being punished in a pillory in 16th-century France. Notices tell the crowd that the men have been convicted of fraudulence

Daniel Defoe in a pillory, artwork C018 / 7061
Daniel Defoe in a pillory. 1883 engraving of the English writer Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) in a pillory in 1703. Defoe, born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy

Man in pillory, Mediaeval Berlin, artwork C018 / 7094
Man in pillory. 1883 engraving of a man in a pillory on the Gerichtslaube building in Berlin, Germany, during the Middle Ages

Punishment by pillory, historical image C017 / 7883
Punishment by pillory, Delaware, USA, historical image. The pillory is occupied by an African-American man. This punishment, similar to the stocks

William Prynne - 4
WILLIAM PRYNNE - puritan lawyer and pamphleteer whose writings led to the pillory and imprisonment in the Tower. Of Audland, in the upper picture, we know nothing Date: 1600 - 1669

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British colonial government burning Zengers newspaper on Wall Street, New York City, 1734. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Norman Rioters
Normans involved in Paris riots are punished in the pillory, which will not be destroyed until the Revolution

Perkin Warbeck Pilloried
Perkin Warbeck, claimant to the English crown, is placed in the pillory on the orders of Henry VII

Pillory, Cidade Velha, Santiago, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

John Lilburne at Pillory
JOHN LILBURNE Political agitator and English leader of the Levellers; here, he appeals to a crowd as he stands at a pillory

Defoe in Pillory
DANIEL DEFOE In 1703, he is pilloried at Temple Bar, London, for publishing The Shortest Way with the Dissenters but the crowd acclaim him

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The pillory, a symbol of social punishment and public humiliation, has played a significant role throughout history. From the infamous Charing X Pillory in London to the engraving depicting Daniel Defoe's time in the pilory, this form of punishment was used to shame individuals who went against societal norms. In America, during the Stamp Act era, burning the stamps became an act of defiance against British rule. The pillory served as a reminder that those who resisted would face severe consequences. Similarly, Titus Oates found himself in the pillory for his false accusations during a religious controversy. Dating back to medieval times, the pillory and stocks were instruments used to publicly display wrongdoers. Pelourinho Square in Porto showcases historical remnants like Se Cathedral and Medieval Tower where these punishments took place. Even today, relics such as Elvas' old pillory stand as reminders of our past. Beyond Europe's borders lie examples like Cape Verde's Cidade Velha or Brazil's Maranhao Alcantara - places where colonial powers exerted their dominance through public shaming. In New England, Puritan prisoners endured hours confined within its confines for their transgressions against religious orthodoxy. One notable figure subjected to this cruel practice was Daniel Defoe - an Anglican writer whose criticism towards church intolerance landed him in the pilory. This 1870 engraving captures his moment of disgrace but also serves as a testament to his unwavering commitment to free expression. While society has evolved since then and moved away from such barbaric practices, remnants like these remind us of our collective journey towards justice and compassion. The pillories scattered across continents serve not only as historical artifacts but also as powerful symbols urging us never to repeat past mistakes.