Debate over the nature of the Crusades has not abated in this 900th anniversary year of the first Crusade

The Grand Inquisitor of Inquisitor General (Latin: Inquisitor Generalis) is the lead official in an Inquisition.

A good rundown of facts relating to three inquisition periods, as well as some basic numbers that indicate the Black Legend wasn't what it's been said to be

Bibliography of titles about the Spanish Inquisition

Most of the myths surrounding the Inquisition have come to us wrapped in the cloak of the Spanish Inquisition. It is the world of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum, with vivid descriptions of burning heretics, ghastly engines of torture with innocent Bible-believers martyred for their faith. In many ways, the reality of the Spanish Inquisition has its own human tragedies, but it is not the tragedy presented in the common caricatures.

The Black Legend uses some basic facts regarding the Spanish Inquisition to become a rallying cry for anti-imperialists, and Spanish foes. In other words, the Black Legend was actually a political tool to be used against the world superpower, Catholic Spain.

The Black Legend uses some basic facts regarding the Spanish Inquisition to become a rallying cry for anti-imperialists, and Spanish foes. In other words, the Black Legend was actually a political tool to be used against the world superpower, Catholic Spain.