History A-Level
Inquisitorial procedure and evidence
What Inquisitorial procedure and evidence means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Inquisitorial procedure and evidence
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Methods included secret denunciations, interrogation, torture and public autos de fe, with tribunals organised and procedures codified.
Topics that use Inquisitorial procedure and evidence
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 1 The Spanish Inquisition and the persecution of the Jews, 1478–92 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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