inquisition

Isabel must try to save her father, who served as court physician to Spain's king and queen, when he is arrested by the Grand Inquisitor for his Jewish heritage during the Spanish Inquisition.

Offers an overview of the role Tomas de Torquemada played in the Spanish Inquisition, describing the cruel methods he used to attack the people of Spain and punish those he believed broke the laws of the Church.

Presents brief narrative poems set in fifteenth-century Spain, when apprentice scribe Ramon witnesses the atrocities of the Inquisitions while Amir, born a Muslim and forced to give up his faith, is taken in by Ramon's family of Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity.

Describes the origins, methods, victims, martyrs, origins, goals, and historical context of the medieval Inquisition, including the Spanish Inquisition, as well as the Roman Inquisition's targeting of scientists.

Presents an account of the daily activities of the Spanish people during the Inquisition from the time it was authorized by Pope Sixtus IV in 1478 until it was abolished in 1834, discussing politics and society, the Church, the persecution of Jews and Muslims, clothes and fashions, food, the arts, and other topics.

Provides a brief history of the Inquisition, and features twenty-four essays in which various authors discuss the reasons the Inquisition was created, the historical factors that led to its emergence as a political power, and its eventual demise. Includes a look at the unique characteristics of the Spanish Inquisition.

Examines the events that led to the persecution of accused heretics against the Catholic Church, focusing on the Inquisition in medieval Spain.

Fourteen-year-old Jerry Luna, mute since her mother's disappearance, is sent to her great-great aunt Constanza's house, where she discovers a trunk that draws her into the world of her ancestors during the Spanish Inquisition.

Fourteen-year-old Jerry Luna, mute since her mother's disappearance, is sent to her great-great-aunt Constanza's house, where she discovers a trunk that draws her into the world of her ancestors during the Spanish Inquisition.