THE INQUISITIONBY ALEX HYDE AND BRYAN PARK

THE INQUISITIONS

• These are all of the inquisitions in the order they took place

1. Medieval Inquisition (1184-1230’s)

2. Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834)

3. Portuguese Inquisition (1536- 1821)

THE INQUISITION CON’T

• The word “inquisition” means the tribunal court system by Catholics to punish heretics

• Most inquisition’s goals were to stop rebellious behavior

• The Protestant reformations contributed to the inquisitions

• The inquisition used torture to get alleged heretics to confess

• The judges of the inquisition were called inquisitors

THE MEDIEVAL INQUISITION

• Term used to describe the various inquisitions that started in 1184

• Some of them are the Episcopal inquisition and the Roman inquisition

• This paved the way for more Inquisitions

THE SPANISH INQUISITION

• Spanish inquisition was one of the inquisitions that took place during the 12th to 19th century.

• Targeted converts from Judaism and Islam who were suspected of practicing their old religion after converting

• Also targeted Greek Orthodox Christians

• Operated in Canary Islands

• Nobody expects it

THE PORTUGUESE INQUISITION

• The man target of the Portuguese inquisition were Sephardic Jews that were expelled from Spain

• Also targeted the Jewish “New Christians”

• The inquisition expanded from Portugal to the Portuguese Colonies like Brazil

• At head of the organization was a Grand Inquisitor that was always a member of the royal family

TORTURE METHODS

• The inquisition used torture to get confessions.

• Strappado- Tied your hands behind your back and hung you from the ceiling to dislocate your shoulders. Would not work on Jack Lobley

• The Rack- Tied your limbs to chains and pulled you apart. Some people confessed by just witnessing someone be tortured on it

• They used heated metal pinchers and thumbscrews while the person was on the rack

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WJXHY2OXGE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Freeman, Shannah. "How the Spanish Inquisition Worked." Howstuffworks. Infospace, 1998. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. <http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/spanish-inquisition.htm>.

• "Inquisition." Inquisition. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. <http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vatican/vatican_holyinquisition02.htm>.