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A prisoner shackled inside a cell in the Lollards' Tower at Lambeth Palace, London. The Tower was built c1434 and contains an area in which Lollards were imprisoned - the Lollards were a type of fanatical early Protestant Reformers who followed the teachings of John Wycliffe and who were therefore extremely unpopular with the Catholic Church. Engraving from "Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood", price one shilling; published by William Collins, Sons & Company, London, in 1871.

Inquisition after M. Robert Fleury Original edition from my own archives Source : Magasin Pittoresque 1841 The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1480 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and to replace the Medieval Inquisition, which was under Papal control. The Inquisition was originally intended primarily to ensure the orthodoxy of those who converted from Judaism and Islam.

Johann Hus - Jan Hus ( c.1369 - 6 July 1415 ), sometimes Anglicized as John Hus or John Huss, also referred to in historical texts as Iohannes Hus or Johannes Huss) was a Czech theologian, Catholic priest, philosopher, master, dean, and rector of the Charles University in Prague who became a church reformer, an inspirer of Hussitism, a key predecessor to Protestantism and a seminal figure in the Bohemian Reformation. Original edition from my own archives Source : Weltgeschichte 1887

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