Birching is a form of corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically used to strike the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally the back and/or shoulders.

This educational documentary explores the history, practice, and impact of birching — a painful form of corporal punishment once common in schools and courts.

Jul 7, 2012 · A birch rod (often shortened to “birch”) is a bundle of leafless twigs bound together to form an implement for administering corporal punishment, typically applied to the recipient’s bare …

Birching constitutes a method of corporal punishment wherein a bundle of birch twigs, known as a birch rod, is used to deliver multiple strokes primarily to the bare buttocks, though occasionally to the …

Birching involved having to lie face down on a table with arms tied together underneath, and legs held still by strong straps. A bundle of stripped rods of birch was then used to whip the recipient’s bare …

This portrait from the Museum of Eton Life demonstrates birching, a common form of corporeal punishment in schools, particularly male schools, until the 20 th century. A boy would kneel on a …

Mar 14, 2021 · In the early 20th century, whipping was gradually replaced by birching or imprisonment. In Britain, birching or whipping was banned for civilian men in 1948. But it was still used in prisons. …