00:00They would heat up iron boots until they were glowing red and force them onto a thief's feet.
00:04This punishment was usually used for people who robbed churches or stole from the poor.
00:09Once the boots were locked on, the condemned person would instinctively try to kick them off,
00:13jumping and thrashing around in agony.
00:15But the metal was so hot, it would literally fuse with their skin while the crowd watched every desperate movement.
00:21The whole point was to turn the suffering into a public spectacle.
00:24They even had a name for it.
00:26The Thief's Last Dance.
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