This interview was originally broadcast on Jan. 23, 2012. The individuals who participated in the first Inquisition 800 years ago kept detailed records of their activities. Vast archival collections ...

In 1568, in the Spanish city of Toledo, Elvira del Campo was brought before the local tribunal of the Inquisition. Del Campo, a scrivener’s wife, had been accused of avoiding pork—in other words, of ...

When we talk of inquisition it is usually prefaced with a definite article — as in, The Inquisition. But, as Vanity Faireditor Cullen Murphy points out in his new book, God's Jury, the Inquisition ...

Story: The Inquisition revolutionized record-keeping and surveillance techniques that are still used today, says Cullen Murphy. His new book God's Jury draws parallels between some of the ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Murphy says the "inquisitorial impulse ...