Pillory Collection

John Lilburne (1614ja-August 29, 1657), an agitator in England before, during and after the English Civil Wars of 1642-1650. He was a Puritan, though towards the end of his life he became a Quaker

Social / Charing X Pillory
Two offenders stand in the pillory at Charing Cross, London, where a crowd - even some carriage folk - gather to see them exposed to public humiliation

Story of London: Defoe in the Pillory, 1703 (colour litho)
8659692 Story of London: Defoe in the Pillory, 1703 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Defoe in the Pillory, 1703)

Municipal Punishments of the Middle Ages (engraving)
8627578 Municipal Punishments of the Middle Ages (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Municipal Punishments of the Middle Ages)

Portrait of a french forger Emmanuel Jean de la coste condemned to pillory, 1760 (engraving)
ELD4923868 Portrait of a french forger Emmanuel Jean de la coste condemned to pillory, 1760 (engraving); (add.info.: In 1760)

A gang of prisoners in London
3119160 A gang of prisoners in London; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a gang of prisoners in London. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Daniel Defoe in the pillory at Temple Bar
3119109 Daniel Defoe in the pillory at Temple Bar; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, in the pillory at Temple Bar

Man, looking as if he has been in a drunken brawl, serving his sentence in the village stocks
531375 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

The Pillory (litho)
8645052 The Pillory (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pillory. Illustration for The Comic History of Sport by Arthur Moreland (T Werner Laurie)

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Representation of the French brigand Louis Dominique Garthausen dit Cartridge (1693-1721)
ELD4871887 Representation of the French brigand Louis Dominique Garthausen dit Cartridge (1693-1721) in his cell visited by two monks Il a les membres embezzes dans un pillori

Punishment of a Delinquant Puritan, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4958908 Punishment of a Delinquant Puritan, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Punishment of a Delinquant Puritan, Massachusetts Bay Colony)

The Pillory. Four men being punished in the pillory jeered at by a crowd. By this date among crimes punishable by
531373 The Pillory. Four men being punished in the pillory jeered at by a crowd. By this date among crimes punishable by pillory were embezzlement of state property, perjury and swindling

Lollards: Pillory (engraving)
8647406 Lollards: Pillory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pillory. Illustration for The Lollards (Religious Tract Society)

Pig-iron, Pillory, Pineapple, Pinnacle, Pocket-book, Porcupine, Portcullis, Post-office, Potato, Powder-horn
8650102 Pig-iron, Pillory, Pineapple, Pinnacle, Pocket-book, Porcupine, Portcullis, Post-office, Potato, Powder-horn, Prickly-pear, Printing-press (engraving) by German School

Form of pillory, 1900
3479371 Form of pillory, 1900; (add.info.: Jougs, juggs or joggs, the name given in Scotland to a form of pillory. It was nothing more than an iron ring or collar fastened by a chain of two or three)

Coleshill, The Pillory (litho)
8633573 Coleshill, The Pillory (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coleshill, The Pillory)

Lancaster, 81/2 miles N, Burton-in-Kendal, Market Cross and Pillory (litho)
8633513 Lancaster, 81/2 miles N, Burton-in-Kendal, Market Cross and Pillory (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lancaster, 81/2 miles N, Burton-in-Kendal)

Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. Creator: Jan Brandes
Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. The slanderer is depicted on the one hand as a dung fly being hunted by a swallow. On the other hand, a man stands at the pillory in a Dutch summer landscape

A Moral Entertainment, Boston, 1938. Creator: Unknown
A Moral Entertainment, Boston, 1938. Copley Theatre..."A Moral Entertainment" by Richard Maibaum - An excursion into the early American Theatre'

Une larme pour une goutte d'eau (Notre-Dame de Paris), 1903. Creator: Luc Olivier Merson
Une larme pour une goutte d'eau (Notre-Dame de Paris), 1903

"De Foe in the Pillory", by Eyre Crowe, from the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1862. Creator: E. Skill
"De Foe in the Pillory", by Eyre Crowe, from the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Pillory and Stocks of the Middle Ages, c1934. Illustration showing medieval punishment. The accompanying text explains that ridicule was regarded as a great remedy against minor offences

America - The Stamp Act - Burning the Stamps
American Colonists burn papers bearing the Stamps required under The Stamp Act of March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists

Titus Oates in the pillory
Oates was convicted of sedition and later perjury for denouncing the King and his Catholic brother, the Duke of York. Date: 19th century

"Ancient London": Flogging a Nonconformist in Cheapside, 1862. Creator: Unknown
"Ancient London": Flogging a Nonconformist in Cheapside, 1862....a scene which the text of the book shows to have been not infrequent

Se Cathedral, Pelourinho Square, Porto, Portugal

Medieval Tower, Pelourinho, Porto, Portugal

The old pillory of Elvas. Portugal

South America, Brazil, Maranhao, Alcantara, view through a ruined door of the Nossa Senhora do Carmo church of the Praca da Matriz

Puritan prisoner in the pillory in New England
Puritan offender standing in the pillory in a New England seaport, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Daniel Defoe in the pilory, 1862 (engraving)
1577988 Daniel Defoe in the pilory, 1862 (engraving) by Armytage, Charles (fl.1857-74); (add.info.: He was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy)

The Aglican writer Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was pilloried in 1703 for writing against the intolerance of the Anglican
XEE4167637 The Aglican writer Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was pilloried in 1703 for writing against the intolerance of the Anglican church. Engraving from 1870

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Medieval War Machine and the Pillory, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy Date: 16/08/2008

Stone pillory and Main Church, Idanha-a-Velha village, Serra da Estrela, Beira Alta, Portugal, Europe

Pillory of Pope Della Lunas Messengers (engraving)
7192311 Pillory of Pope Della Lunas Messengers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pillory of Pope Della Lunas Messengers)

Chronicles of Newgate: The Thew, or Pillory for Women (engraving)
7169043 Chronicles of Newgate: The Thew, or Pillory for Women (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Thew, or Pillory for Women)

Le gibet et le pilori (engraving)
7194019 Le gibet et le pilori (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le gibet et le pilori)

Punishment of the Norman Rioters (engraving)
7192244 Punishment of the Norman Rioters (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment of the Norman Rioters)

Obsolete methods of punishment (engraving)
7200135 Obsolete methods of punishment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obsolete methods of punishment)

Chronicles of Newgate: Robert Ockham in the Pillory (engraving)
7169028 Chronicles of Newgate: Robert Ockham in the Pillory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Ockham in the Pillory)

Pillory, 1902
6332756 Pillory, 1902 by Bergslien, Nils (1853-1928); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Chronicles of Newgate: Pillory (engraving)
7169044 Chronicles of Newgate: Pillory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pillory)

Chronicles of Newgate: Ancient Pillory in Paris (engraving)
7169042 Chronicles of Newgate: Ancient Pillory in Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Pillory in Paris)

Defoe in the pillory (XXXL)
Defoe in the pillory from the original painting by Eyre Crowe.Engraved by JC Armytage around 1860 and edited by sidney Armytage in the book " Beautiful pictures by british artists" in

Hunting in China: the cangue, an apparatus of torment (a kind of pillory
XEE4191759 Hunting in China: the cangue, an apparatus of torment (a kind of pillory) applies to infanticide mothers. Engraving in " La Nature", 1896

Representation of two detenuses in a prison, one of which is attached to a Miniature
LRI4664916 Representation of two detenuses in a prison, one of which is attached to a Miniature pillory from the manuscript " De Universo" (or De rerum naturis (De la Nature des choses)

The pillory of the halles in the 18th century, built on the old cemetery of the Innocents
XEE4151242 The pillory of the halles in the 18th century, built on the old cemetery of the Innocents - Engraving in " The physical

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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.