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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Inquisition

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a detailed introduction to the inquisition as a legal proceeding rather than the Spanish relgio-secular institutional body that the word more often brings to mind.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Trial of Galileo

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the trial of Galileo, who was brought before the Roman Inquisition in the early 1600s.
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University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame: The Inquisition Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of more than 500 original documents from the Spanish Inquisition features the Holy Offices Manual of Instructions and the Index of Banned Books. The introductory information and notes are in English.
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Rice University

Galileo Project: Inquisition

For Students 9th - 10th
The Galileo Project provides a broad overview of the Inquisition, a legal institution in the Catholic Church charged with the eradication of heresies.
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Rice University

Galileo Project: Procedure of the Roman Inquisition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a medium length article describing the prosecution of the Roman Inquisition. The information is very interesting and worth checking out on the subject.
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Rice University

Galileo Project: Historical Overview of the Inquisition

For Students 9th - 10th
This article defines an inquisition, which is a legal proceeding of the Catholic Church and not restricted to a particular institution such as the Spanish Inquisition.