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Spanish Inquisition In order to interrogate the accused, the Inquisition made use of torture, but not in a systematic way.

Spanish Inquisition One of the best known stories of Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum, explores along the same lines the use of torture by the Inquisition.

Spanish Inquisition The Inquisition would then use ineffectual forms of torture, including a dish-drying rack, soft cushions and a comfy chair.

Ad extirpanda Ad extirpanda (named for its Latin incipit) was a papal bull, promulgated on May 15, 1252, by Pope Innocent IV, which explicitly authorized (and defined the appropriate circumstances for) the use of torture by the Inquisition for eliciting confessions from heretics.

Water cure Water cure was among the forms of torture used by the Spanish Inquisition.

The Goa Inquisition (book) The 9th chapter discusses the various methods of torture used on Hindus, Muslims and Jews by the Inquisition, such as burning by Sulphur, Water-torture, rape, the use of pulleys to stretch victims and the "strappado" method of torture.

Water Cure (torture) Water cure was among the forms of torture used by the Spanish Inquisition.

Water cure (torture) Water cure was among the forms of torture used by the Spanish Inquisition.

Pope Innocent IV He is also remembered for issuing the papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorized the use of torture by the Inquisition for eliciting confessions from heretics.

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    Spanish Inquisition

    In order to interrogate the accused, the Inquisition made use of torture, but not in a systematic way. ... The 1947 epic Captain from Castile by Darryl F. Zanuck, starring Tyrone Power, uses The Inquisition as the major plot of the film.
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    Inquisition

    The computer game "Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader" made by the former Black Isle Studios uses the Spanish Inquisition as a key plot element for the storyline and development of the game. ... "The judicial use of torture was as yet happily unknown [...]"
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    The Goa Inquisition (book)

    Note : This article is about an academic publication. ... The 9th chapter discusses the various methods of torture used on Hindus, Muslims and Jews by the Inquisition, such as burning by Sulphur, Water-torture, rape, the use of pulleys to stretch victims and the "strappado" method of torture.
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    Ad extirpanda

    Ad extirpanda (named for its Latin incipit) was a papal bull, promulgated on May 15, 1252, by Pope Innocent IV, which explicitly authorized (and defined the appropriate circumstances for) the use of torture by the Inquisition for eliciting confessions from heretics.
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    Water cure (torture)

    Historical uses ... Water cure was among the forms of torture used by the Spanish Inquisition.
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    Water Cure (torture)

    Historical uses ... Water cure was among the forms of torture used by the Spanish Inquisition.
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    Rack (torture)

    Uses ... The Inquisition used the rack as one of its chief weapons of torture.
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    Torture

    Torture in the Medieval Inquisition began in 1252 and ended in 1816 when a papal bull forbade its use. ... Main article: Uses of torture in recent times
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    Rack (torture device)

    Uses ... The Inquisition used the rack as one of their principal methods of torture.
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    Torture Chamber of the Inquisition v2

    Torture chamber

    An artist's depiction of a Torture chamber of the Inquisition, ca. 1736. ... Wired Magazine has referred to the laboratory NASA uses to test the next generation of spacecraft as a torture chamber.

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