inquisition

In mid-thirteenth century Provence, Dolssa de Stigata is a fervently religious girl who feels the call to preach, condemned by the Inquisition as an "unnatural woman," and hunted by the Dominican Friar Lucien who fears a resurgence of the Albigensian heresy; Botille is a matchmaker trying to protect her sisters from being branded as gypsies or witches--but when she finds the hunted Dolssa dying on a hillside, she feels compelled to protect her, a decision that may cost her everything.

Explores the political power the Catholic Church possessed in medieval Europe and the lengths it went to in order to keep and expand that influence.

Examines the historical context of the fifteenth-century Spanish Inquisition, in which the Catholic Church persecuted Jews and others who were suspected of not being sufficiently Christian.

A history of the Spanish Inquisition that began in the late fifteenth century and during which nearly 32,000 people were publicly burned at the stake, and its long-term impact on Spain's culture, economy, and intellectual life.

When the tolerant culture of Spain is shattered by the Inquisition, Isabel feels safe because of her Catholic upbringing and father's position as a respected doctor, until he is arrested for the family's secret Jewish heritage.

Describes what everyday life was like during the Spanish Inquisition. Includes a visual chronology and source notes.

This title is a comprehensive guide to over two millennia of the history of witchcraft throughout most know civilizations. It also provides a perspective on the historical persecution of witches throughout the world.

Reveals the myths and misconceptions that surround this era in the history of the Catholic church and its impact on Protestantism in Europe.

A tour de force of psychological terror and non-stop suspense. It is Spain, 1546, and Francis Barnard (John Kerr) has come to the castle of his brother-in-law, Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price) to investigate the mysterious death of his sister, Elizabeth.