182 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Spanish Inquisition has become such a byword for injustice that many forget it was also a judicial system capable of acquittal. This study of more than 67,000 trials uncovers over 2,500 formal acquittals, more than 6,600 suspended trials, and nearly 2,100 with unknown or no recorded outcomes.
The inquisitors were jurists who frequently held other judgeships before and after their tenure and... Read more
1. Introduction: Background
2. A System Geared Towards Conviction
3. The Forms of Non-Conviction
4. Acquittal
5. Conclusion
Biography
Gunnar W. Knutsen is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Bergen. He worked for the University of Oslo from 1996 to 2009 before moving to Telemark University College and then to the University of Bergen in 2014. He is an associated researcher at ENS-Lyon..
