Castle in Ghent

Since we have been in Belgium I have had the itch to sight see as much as possible whether it be a short vacation for an extended weekend or just a day trip. Friday we decided we needed to show the kids a castle since J is all into princesses and R enjoys pirate stories. We just thought they'd enjoy the atmosphere of one. We were right! Gravensteen was the castle we chose in Ghent (about an hour away from us). Now the books tell us that it's actually known for the gruesome system of medieval criminal justice. We were wondering what we had gotten ourselves into when the children decided to wear our headsets that take visitors on a walking tour of the castle. We weren't sure what kind of stories we were allowing our children to hear. The displays up on the walls that K and I could read didn't have anything really gory involved, so we were hoping the headset tour didn't as well.
The castle served as a residence and fortress until after the 14th century. Then the building was turned into a dungeon and inside the courtyards executions were carried out. Along the tour we did see a guillotine and explained to the kids what it had been used for. Inside the castle were various chains and handcuffs to restrain former prisoners. That was pretty much the extent of the goriness (we hope) involved because it was a freezing cold day and the kids didn't complain a bit. They were pretty engrossed in their headsets. So after listening to the tour for about an hour, it was over and I asked R what the stories were that he heard through the headphones. "I don't remember," was the response I received. Well, I guess that could be good fo this castle's history.