Seven Myths of the Spanish Inquisition: An Interview with Dr. Gretchen Starr-LeBeau
Andrew Holt Ph.D.
As editors for Hackett Publishing’s Myths of History Series, Alfred J. Andrea and I were quite pleased to have recruited scholar Gretchen Starr-Lebeau to write Seven Myths of the Spanish Inquisition (2023) for the series. Like all of the historical topics covered in the series, many popular myths...
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the inquisition did not follow the rule of law
seven myths of the spanish inquisition
gretchen starr-lebeau
hackett publishing
the spanish inquisition was a centralized vatican institution
the inquisition only tried jews
inquisitorial history
alfred j. andrea
the inquisition was always a death sentence
the inquisition only existed in spain
fear of the inquisition stifled thought and inquiry
the inquisition used torture
spanish inquisition