People love the idea that the Inquisition spent the Middle Ages burning witches nonstop, but historically it was rarely ...

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VATICAN CITY — The Inquisition was not nearly as bad as is commonly thought. That's according to the findings of a six-year historical study released by the Vatican on June 15 that examined the trials ...

During the Jewish golden age in Spain, from about AD 900 to 1300, Jews contributed to the economy, arts, and pursuit of scientific knowledge that thrived during the sometimes uneasy coexistence of ...

In an interview with the Spanish daily ABC, historian and editor of a new study containing the results of an international conference on the Inquisition which took place at the Vatican in 1998, ...

The history of the families who were forced to convert or flee during the Inquisitions. Re-examine the long-hidden history of the families who were forced to convert or flee during the Spanish and ...