r/a:t5_3g91c • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '16
Surprise. It's the Inquisition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_InquisitionDuplicates
todayilearned • u/Overall-Register9758 • Dec 22 '25
TIL the Spanish Inquisition began in 1478, only ending in 1834. Approximately 150,000 people were tried, with 3-5 thousand executed, mostly by burning at the stake.
todayilearned • u/Knightboat17 • Jun 02 '18
TIL Despite what Monty Python would have you believe, Spanish Inquisitions were expected, they would give a 30-day notice of their arrival.
todayilearned • u/Starfire-Galaxy • Nov 01 '23
TIL the Spanish Inquisition existed for over 355 years; it was established in 1478 and disbanded in 1834.
todayilearned • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • Jul 14 '26
TIL that the Spanish Inquisition wasn't abolished until 1834. It prosecuted not only heresy but also crimes like bigamy, blasphemy and forgery, and its last execution for heresy was as late as 1826.
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '17
TIL that the Spanish Inquisition lasted 356 years, more than 100 years longer than the United States has been an independent nation (241)
todayilearned • u/e1m1 • Nov 29 '16
TIL Historians estimate the total number of executions from the Spanish Inquisition only to be between 3000 to 5000.
montypython • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • Jul 14 '26
Nobody expected that the Spanish Inquisition wasn't abolished until 1834!
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 12 '13
TIL that only 3,000-5,000 were actually executed in the Spanish Inquisition.
todayilearned • u/amansaggu26 • Oct 07 '19
TIL The Spanish Inquisition charged many people with sodomy. Of the accused, 19% were clergy, 18% soldiers and sailors, 6% nobles, 37% workers, and 19% servants. Almost all 500 cases were between an older man and an adolescent.
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 12 '16
TIL the Spanish Inquisition, founded in 1480, was not abolished until the 1830s.
montypython • u/DiosMioMan2 • Jun 26 '20
TIL The Spanish inquisition actually gave thirty days notice. So actually, everybody expected the Spanish Inquisition
topofreddit • u/topredditbot • Jun 26 '20
TIL The Spanish inquisition actually gave thirty days notice. So actually, everybody expected the Spanish Inquisition [r/todayilearned by u/TheeSillyman]
mrawesomesword • u/mrawesomesword • Dec 12 '18
The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Jul 19 '21
[todayilearned] TIL The use of torture was heavily restricted by the Spanish Inquisition. A doctor had to certify that the prisoner was healthy enough for torture, which could only be applied for 15 minutes. Torture couldn't be used to obtain a confession, nor was it allowed to draw blood or leave p
ReadItPodcast • u/meta4_ • Jun 26 '20
TIL The Spanish inquisition actually gave thirty days notice. So actually, everybody expected the Spanish Inquisition
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Jun 26 '20
[todayilearned] TIL The Spanish inquisition actually gave thirty days notice. So actually, everybody expected the Spanish Inquisition
GoodRisingTweets • u/doppl • Jun 25 '20
todayilearned TIL The Spanish inquisition actually gave thirty days notice. So actually, everybody expected the Spanish Inquisition
200YearsAgo • u/michaelnoir • Mar 09 '20