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What group of people were in charge during the medieval inquisition?

The Inquisition was controlled by the Roman Catholic Church- there was both a Roman Inquisition, and a Spanish Variant.


What lessons have the Jewish people learned from the inquisition?

I don't think there are any specific "lessons" to be learnt from the Inquisition.


Under who's reign is it generally thought the Inquisition started?

The Inquisition was a Catholic judicial group that worked to keep people from committing heresy. They were cruel, and inflicted torture on huge numbers of innocent people. The Inquisition was started under Pope Gregory XI in 1232.


Why were people tortured during Spanish Inquisition?

To get them to confess to heresy


Why were people tortured during the Spanish Inquisition?

To get them to confess to heresy


How did the Inquisition treat the people brought before them?

They treated them badly


Why did the Inquisition take place in most of Europe?

the Inquisition was about getting the people of Europe (mostly in Spain and Portugal) to be Catholic again and stop the spread of Judaism and Islam.


Why were people burned?

It was very rare that people were burned in the Holocast. Corpses were burned however, to cover up how many people were murdered.


Which groups did Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain target and persecute during the Spanish Inquisition?

Strictly speaking, the Spanish Inquisition was designed to persecute Christian heretics, people who were believed to be following Christianity improperly. However, most of the people accused of heresy were former Jews and Muslims who converted to Christian under threat of death. As a result, it is generally oversimplified to say that the Spanish Inquisition targeted JEWS AND MUSLIMS.


Who discovered America what year did he discover America and why did he discovered America?

Vikings 500 years before Columbus. Columbus did NOT find North America. He landed on an island in 1492 while looking for a water route to India. All but a small fraction of the books and people that would prove this were burned and killed by Christopher Columbus and his men in 1492-1493.


What kinds of crimes were people accused of during The Inquisition?

being a "heretic" and/or being a "witch"


Why did Spain support the Spanish Inquisition following the protestant?

To stop people from converting from Catholicism.