Historical, hands-on documents help your students explore the attitudes and conditions of the Spanish Inquisition in Europe during the Middle Ages. This Jackdaw discusses a classic example of religious intolerance and abuse of power with terrible consequences for the victims, and it provides a basis for class study on similar instances of abuse throughout history. Historian: John Langdon-Davies. The contents of this Jackdaw feature:

• What was the Inquisition? 
• The Spanish Inquisition 
• How the Spanish Inquisition Worked 
• Who Were the Victims? 
• Auto de fe 
• The Spanish Inquisition and Witchcraft 

• A procession to an auto de fe. Engraving.  
• Description of an auto de fe at Toledo in 1692 with a list of the condemned, includes translation. 
• The festive auto de fe at Madrid in 1680. Engraving. 
• Designs for the ritual robes of the condemned. Engravings. 
• Engravings from Francisco Goya’s Caprichos. 
• An Edict of Faith issued in Valencia in 1512, includes translation. 
• A bond, written by a nun, making a pact with the Devil. 
• The Loyal Martyrs, an English ballad sheet.