The Inquisition: 20 Myths Exposed
What really happened behind one of history’s most misunderstood institutions.By Miguel Thornton
Length5h 39m
About this audiobook
What if everything you’ve been told about the Inquisition is wrong?
Behind the tales of torture, fanaticism, and fire lies a very different story — one buried under centuries of propaganda. Through 20 meticulously researched myths, Miguel Thornton exposes how Protestant polemicists and Enlightenment thinkers distorted the truth, turning a judicial institution into history’s favorite villain. Based on authentic archival records from Spain and Rome, this book restores the Inquisition’s real face — neither monster nor saint, but a mirror of Europe’s fears, politics, and ideologies.
A bold, eye-opening work that challenges everything you thought you knew about history.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, History
Length5 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 6, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12Myth 11: The Myth of Omnipotent Authority Over All of Spain
2Myth 1: The Myth of the Primary Reliable Source on the Inquisition's Excesses
13Myth 12: The Myth of Imperial Intrigues (Charles V and Don Carlos)
3Myth 2: The Myth of the Total Innocence of the Victims
14Myth 13: The Myth of the Catholic Church's Witch Hunt
4Myth 3: The Myth of the Violation of Natural Law
15Myth 14: The Myth of Inquisitorial Credulity Toward Witchcraft
5Myth 4: The Myth of Post-1567 Stories Based on Reliable Sources
16Myth 15: The Myth of The Discoverie of Witchcraft as a Catholic Work
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6Myth 5: The Myth of the Black Legend as a Spontaneous Phenomenon
17Myth 16: The Myth of Systematic Torture by the Inquisition
7Myth 6: The Myth of Cruel Torture Methods and Hellish Prisons
18Myth 17: The Myth of Conversos Fleeing to the Catholic Hell
8Myth 7: The Myth of the Persecution of Non-Converted Jews and Muslims
19Myth 18: The Myth that Muslims Alone Caused the Inquisition
9Myth 8: The Myth of Hundreds of Thousands of Executions in the 16th Century
20Myth 19: The Myth of the Last Witchcraft Executions by the Inquisition
10Myth 9: The Myth of 10 Million Executions in Europe
21Myth 20: The Myth that the Inquisition Sentenced to Death
11Myth 10: The Myth of Continuous Activity in the 16th Century
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