The Spanish Inquisition Henry Kamen White Lion 1976

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The Spanish Inquisition by Henry Kamen

In this fascinating and well reseached work, Kamen has produced an authoritative single volume history of 'The Spanish Inquisition'. As Kamen explains – The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition, was a tribunal established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal control. The Inquisition worked in large part to ensure the orthodoxy of recent converts, especially those Jews, Muslims and others coerced on pain of death to adopt the Christian religion. Kamen argues that some of the motives for the monarchs' decision to fund the Inquisition, was to increase their political authority, weakening opposition, suppressing conversos, and profiting from confiscation of the property of convicted heretics. In doing so, it helped to inrease the central authority of the state.

Features;

• Publisher White Lion Publishers Ltd., London; 1976
• Black Cloth Hardback, 334 pp
• Contains 13 B/W Illustrations
• Size 220 x 140mm, 700g
• ISBN 7274 0156 4

Condition: Very Good – No Dust Jacket, No Inscriptions, Very Good Copy

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