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Feature Articles
Vol. 4 #1, Issue #13
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The
Mark of the Inquisition
The Inquisition was renowned
for its crackdown on heretics and religious dissenters, yet many
of its casualties were Catholics. It knew no age, gender, or
social barriers, and victimized members of the Roman clergy just
as easily as it did English pirates on the Spanish Main. Peasants
and nobles, saints and scoundrels, old and youngno one escaped
its scrutiny.
From
Conquest to Expulsion: The Jews of Medieval England
Over a period of many
centuries, Jews were predominantly the bankers and repo men of
western Europe and, as was common to say, were like sponges that
the king would immerse in the wealth of his subjects and then
wring out into his own coffers.
Medieval
Torture
Despite its lethal implication,
torture was more a means of coercion than a fatal end. Through
the years, its rituals evolved into a gruesome art, perfecting
the skill required to stretch a person's endurance to the breaking
point, yet stopping short of a fatal blow that might deprive
the authorities of vital information.
London's
Prison Museums
Dungeons and executions
and instruments of torture abound in England's capital city of
London. Its four prison museumsthe Tower of London, the Clink,
London Dungeon, and the House of Detentiontrace the history and
horror of ancient imprisonment.
An Interview with Pope Urbino
and Cardinal Claudio of MA's King Richard's Faire
Columns
Didst Thou Know?: The Physician St. ValentineDidst Thou
Know?: The Secret of Witches' BrewHeraldry: The Office of the Herald in Renaissance
EnglandWortcunning: I, Borage,
Grant Thee Courage Culinary Delights:
Pick your Poison Castle Lore:
Dungeons: The Pits of Hell
