The marriage of Ferdinand of Castile and Isabella of Aragon in 1469 united the major Spanish kingdoms and provinces, and now on-paper created a country! Spain! Yet, regional differences, social ...

In 1934, the Romanian-Jewish scholar Valeriu Marcu penned a book about the Spanish Inquisition, “The Expulsion of the Jews From Spain.” Officially banned in Germany because its author was Jewish, the ...

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When most people think of the Spanish Inquisition, they typically think of torture (or Monty Python), and for good reason.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: History Channel Secret Files of the Inquisition Season 1 is a 2006 documentary series that explores the Spanish ...

(JTA) — The world’s longest-running festival dealing with the Spanish Inquisition kicks off next week, celebrating the culture, heritage and history of the hundreds of thousands of Jews who were ...

Almost nothing modern people say about the Inquisition is true. The lies perpetuated about the Inquisition were initially the result of Protestant propaganda. There are very few tales as tall as the ...

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 ...

As outlined in our previous post, there are very few tales as tall as the tales told of the Black Legend of the Spanish Inquisition and Catholic Spain. Among the many, many lies of the Black Legend of ...

Producer Jordi Frades said he hoped to do for the Inquisition in popular culture what “Schindler’s List” did for the Holocaust. In some ways it is, featuring the familiar mix of romance, violence and ...

“Nobody,” the Monty Python skit goes, “expects the Spanish Inquisition,” and the same goes for visitors to the Prado Museum in Madrid. Turning a corner on the second floor, viewers come face-to-face ...