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  • Edward A. Ryan
    Rector, Our Lady of Martyrs Tertianship, Auriesville, New York, 1962–64. Professor of Church History, Woodstock College, Maryland, 1936–62.
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Modified link of Web site: PNAS - The long-run effects of religious persecution: Evidence from the Spanish Inquisition. Sep 17, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Notre Dame - Hesburgh Libraries Digital Collections - Inquisitio - About the Collwction. May 15, 2026
Add new Web site: UC Berkeley News - The tortures of the Spanish Inquisition hold dark lessons for our time. Apr 02, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Overnights - Talking Point: The Spanish Inquisition. Feb 18, 2026
Add new Web site: Montana State University - Insects, Disease, and History - Plague’s Contribution to the Spanish Inquisition. Jan 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Spanish Inquisition. Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Washington University in St. Louis - Department of History - How the Spanish Inquisition aided the rise of modern psychiatry. Sep 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Unraveling the Spanish Inquisition: Inquisitorial Studies in the Twenty-First Century (PDF). Jun 28, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: PNAS - The long-run effects of religious persecution: Evidence from the Spanish Inquisition. Jan 15, 2025
Add new Web site: UNF Digital Commons - Ruthless Oppressors? Unraveling the Myth About the Spanish Inquisition (PDF). Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Unraveling the Spanish Inquisition: Inquisitorial Studies in the Twenty-First Century. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Sydney - The effects of the Spanish Inquisition linger to this day. Aug 02, 2024
Add new Web site: EWTN - A new look at the Spanish inquisition. Jun 21, 2024
Add new Web site: University of California Press - Between Monarchy and Kingdom: The tribunal in Regional Politics. Dec 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Spanish Inquisition. Oct 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Spanish Inquisition: The Truth behind the Dark Legend (Part I). Aug 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Catholic Education Resource Center - The Truth About the Spanish Inquisition. May 18, 2023
Corrected the cross-reference to “auto-da-fé.” Jun 22, 2020
Media added. Aug 29, 2019
Corrected display issue. Dec 18, 2017
Add new Web site: h2g2 - The Spanish Inquisition. Apr 20, 2017
New article added. May 28, 2015
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