Product: History's Mysteries - The Inquisition (History Channel) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Balanced portray of the History of the Holy Inquisition
First I want to thank the other 2 reviewers, whose summaries helped me decide to buy the DVD.In addition to what they stated, I rate this DVD outstanding because it avoided a challenge that frequently meets anyone discussing this topic: bias. Based on documentary evidence, clearly stated from the start, the makers achieve a factual history of this complex institution from its inception in only a few hours, cleverly avoiding gruesome images too familiar for all who speak of the Inquisition: Joan of Arc, Galileo, and Bruno, among others, victims of unexplained injustice and cruelty. Instead, we are provided with the facts of how and why were the targets of the Inquisition chosen through the ages, and how the structure and governance of the Inquisition changed.I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY, with "The Dark Ages (DVD)" and "Joan of Arc - Child of War, Soldier of God (DVD)", and surfing Wikipedia!