Secret Files of the Inquisition

A four-part history of the Inquisition, a 500-year campaign against heretics by the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Pope Gregory IX. The series benefits from the 1998 release of secret Vatican files.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Secret Files of the Inquisition
First Air Date	November 9, 2006
Last Air Date	November 29, 2006
Seasons	1
Episodes	4
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	Australia, Canada, France, Spain, United States of America
Production Companies	New Atlantis Inquisition Productions Inc.France 5
Networks	History

S01E03

The War On Ideas

Italy 1522 - The decadence of a Medici Pope in Rome outrages the devout priest in Germany named Martin Luther. In the face of the Protestant Reformation, a fanatical monk sets out to exterminate the heresy. On his path to power he will create the Roman Inquisition. And he will become the most hated Pope in history. Powerful leaders of the Catholic Church are arrested and imprisoned, accused of reading books banned by the Church. Free-thinking students are silenced. Darkness descends on the centers of learning and Renaissance. The Roman Inquisition leaves a legacy that lasts into the twentieth century.

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