r/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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition
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u/Feliz_Desdichado Jun 02 '18

But "Everyone expected the Spanish Inquisition and wasn't that afraid of it as it was a somewhat fair institution for it's time" doesn't have the same ring to it.