History of Christian martyrdom By John Foxe - 1834
My uncle owns a copy of this book, which as a child, I would spend many a happy hour going over all the gory bits. These were not particularly hard to find – simply open at any page and start reading.
The best way of reading this is to download the EPUB file from the Google page (under Downloads) and use something like Adobe Digital Editions, which is free and works very well.
For example, information on the Inquisition can be found at:
Origin, Progress, and Cruelties of the Inquisition.
History of the Inquisition.
Courts of inquisition were also erected in several other countries; but the Spanish inquisition became the most powerful and the most dreadful of any. Even the kings of Spain themselves, though arbitrary in all other respects, were taught to dread its power ; and the horrid cruelties exercised by the inquisition, compelled multitudes, who diflered in opinion from the catholics, carefully to conceal their sentiments.
Tags: The Inquisition - Religious Violence - Books Historical