The Spanish Inquisition: everything you wanted to know

History Extra podcast

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🗓️ 20 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The era of the Spanish Inquisition is most commonly remembered as a period of widespread fear and paranoia, where communities turned on each other and torture was rife. But how true is this popular perception? Speaking to Emily Briffett, Giles Tremlett answers listener questions on the Spanish Inquisition, from the real history behind the sinister and bloodthirsty 'Black Legend' of Spain, to whether there was there any hope of survival for people singled out by the inquisitors... The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	Welcome. Welcome to the History Extra Podcast,
0:37.0	Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine.
0:43.2	The era of the Spanish Inquisition
0:46.8	is most commonly remembered as a period of widespread fear
0:51.0	and paranoia, where communities turned on each other and torture was rife.
0:57.0	But how true is this popular perception?
1:01.0	While speaking to Emily Briffett, historian and author Giles Tremlett answers listener questions
1:06.8	on the Spanish Inquisition. From the real history behind the Sinister and Bloodthirsty Black Legend to whether there was any hope of survival for people
1:16.7	singled out by the Inquisitor's. Hi Giles thank you so much for joining me on the
1:21.4	History Extra podcast.
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