Reinmar of Bielawa is a doctor, a magician, and, according to some, a charlatan. When a thoughtless indiscretion finds him caught in the crosshairs of a powerful noble family, he is forced to flee his home.
Inquisition
-
Author:Sapkowski, AndrzejSummary: -
Author:Finnin, AnnSummary:"I was only an apprentice. I swear it. By all the angels in Heaven." Condemned to death by the Holy Office for sorcery, fifteen-year-old Michael de Lorraine is rescued from the flames by Abbot Francis and granted refuge at Sainte Felice...
-
Author:Poe, Edgar AllanSummary:First published in a 1842 literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843, The Pit and the Pendulum takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and follows the plight of a prisoner in a cell that has a pit and a...
- Author:Radcliffe, AnneSummary:
Set against the backdrop of the Inquisition, this Gothic romance from British novelist Ann Radcliffe is sure to please fans of the genre. Protagonists Vincentio di Vivaldi and Ellena di Rosalba fall in love at first sight and attempt to...
-
Author:Orgad, DoritSummary:Manuel NuNez's life changes forever on the day his parents trust him enough to reveal a secret; they are Jews. Brought up as a Christian during the Spanish Inquisition of the 17th century, Manuel is surprised, but proud when he learns...
-
Author:Little, MelanieSummary:Fifteenth-century Spain is a richly multicultural society in which Jews, Muslims, and Christians coexist. But under the zealous Christian Queen Isabella, the country abruptly becomes one of the most murderously intolerant places on...
- Author:Stein, Joel EdwardSummary:
Raquela yearns to celebrate a Passover seder, but Inquisition-era Spain is a time when Jews must hide their religion. Under the rising moon, her clever papa, the best fisherman in town, creates a unique celebration for his family. In...
- Author:Barwin, Gary, Gagné, Paul, Saint-Martin, LoriSummary:
Les Amériques ne figurent encore sur aucune carte quand Moshé décide de fuir son shtetl misérable et les pogroms qui le ravagent. Répondant à l'appel du large et de l'inconnu, le boychik de quatorze ans embarque comme...
-
Author:Parris, S. J.Summary: - Author:Madden, Thomas F.Summary:
Saint Louis University professor Thomas Madden delivers a series of lectures exploring all facets of the Inquisition, including the religious and political climate of its time and the Inquisition's relationship to heresy and reformation...
- Author:Paris, ErnaSummary:
One thousand years ago, a civilization existed in Spain that was famed throughout Europe. To the horror of the Christian rulers to the north, Jews, Christians, and Moors lived together in harmony — and in doing so they created one of...
