the inquisition by alex hyde and bryan park. the inquisitions these are all of the inquisitions in...
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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>.