The cane became common in the UK, Netherlands and Denmark, countries that colonised areas where rattan was grown, in the early 19th Century. The use of the cane then spread to other places under their influence.
I have not looked for any documentary evidence, but rattan provided a robust, consistent and effective alternative to birch and willow switches that had been in use since Roman times.
There were two main caning sessions at my high school. The first was straight after morning assembly and the...
I heard him muttering curses under his breath, and he later furiously complained to dad. Of course, father...
I believe that co-education has been a protection for boys in that female eyes would see through the layers...
After the last stroke, she said, “Get out of my sight.” She then told the class that she would...
During all of this, the teacher who could not have been out of her early twenties, never once gave...
The general view seems to be that the typical school cane was about 8mm thick. Is this what would...
The issue really has to be to isolate the populations who will be damaged by a given punitive regime....
When we (UK ) abolished corporal punishment we literally started from the bottom upwards, and then stopped, no pun...