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The Spanish Inquisition Was Actually Expected | Nobody Expects Historical Accuracy

Contrary to Monty Python, the Spanish Inquisition was totally expected. They literally sent a 30-day notice before showing up. Established in 1478, the Inquisition's procedures included the "Edict of Grace," a formal announcement giving residents a month to confess heresy, prepare their defense, or flee town before inquisitors arrived. Town criers would announce the coming investigation, and the Inquisition would send advance teams to post notices. People even had time to make hotel reservations for the inquisitors. The Inquisition also used standardized questionnaires and had detailed procedural manuals—essentially inventing bureaucracy before tormenting anyone. While certainly not pleasant, the Spanish Inquisition killed far fewer people than popular belief suggests—about 3,000-5,000 over 350 years. This made it dramatically less deadly than regular secular courts of the same period, or even other countries' witch trials. The greatest irony? The Inquisition actually forbade torture methods that caused bloodshed or death, making it technically more humane than contemporary civilian justice systems. Nobody expects historically accurate depictions of the Spanish Inquisition! Keywords: Spanish Inquisition myths, Edict of Grace, medieval justice procedures, Catholic Church tribunals, torture limitations, inquisitorial system, historical judiciary processes, Monty Python historical accuracy