Isabella of Castile and Spanish Inquisition in All About History issue 38

The classic Monty Python sketch aside, the Spanish Inquisition was no laughing matter. Their torture chambers played a huge and destructive part in fighting so-called heresy in Spain for centuries. Its founder was none other than Isabella of Castile, who used it as a tool to rid her kingdom of those she saw as heretics. Open up All About History issue 38 for a tour through the tyrant queen’s torture chambers.

Also in this issue:

-Celts: Cult of Death
-Interview with Dan Snow
-15 mad murder plots
-Sex and hysteria in the Victorian age
-The weird world of airships

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All About History issue 38

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