In the months of May and June, 1485, two acts of faith were celebrated in Saragossa, capital of Aragon, and a large number of New Christians burned
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Peoples’ Reaction to Inquisition’s Arrival
But while Ferdinand, Isabella, Torquemada, and the nuncio were concerting their plans and preparing death for heretics, what said Spain to
Ferdinand and Isabella Take on the Inquisitors
No other country in popedom was at that time more deeply imbued with disaffection of the doctrines and worship of the Church of Rome.Continuing
Jews in Spain Both Numerous and Successful
Until the dispersion of the Eastern colleges in the eleventh century, no great rabbis came into Spain with pretension of authority to enforce
Spanish Inquisition Established
This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Idea of Religious Conformity in Spain.IntroductionPrior to the twelfth
Globilization: The Upside
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #41.In which John Green teaches you about
Germany Decimated
Today's installment concludes The Thirty Years War,the name of our combined selection from Samuel R. Gardiner and Charles F. Horne. The concluding
Sweden Attacks
All Europe had grown afraid of the tremendous and increasing power of the Hapsburg Emperor.Continuing The Thirty Years War,our selection from The
The Empire Strikes Back
Modern justice can find little to choose thereafter between the methods of the opposing armies.Continuing The Thirty Years War,our selection from