Ducking stool

Ducking stools were chairs formerly used as punishment towards women during witch trials in England and Scotland.
The Thirteenth Doctor was unable to save Mother Twiston from being tried as a witch and drowned. the Doctor herself was later denounced as a witch and chained to a ducking stool, but ultimately escaped from her chains after being submerged. (TV: The Witchfinders)
Category:Execution methods
Category:Witch hunting
Category:Technology from the real world