anything for you andy


During the reign of the 'Catholic Monarchs' Ferdinand and Isabella- and long afterwards- the Inquisition was active in persecuting people for offences such as crypto-Judaism, heresy, Protestantism, blasphemy, and bigamy. The last trial for crypto-Judaism was held in 1818.


In 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella ordered segregation of communities. This led to the creation of closed quarters which eventually resembled what were later called "ghettos". This religious segregation, common at the time, further increased economic pressures upon the Jews and other non-Christians by the increase in taxation and social restrictions. Finally, in 1492, the Alhambra Decree announced that the Jews in Spain were given four months by the monarchs to either convert to Catholicism or leave Spain in exile. Tens of thousands of Jews departed from Spain to other lands such as Portugal, North Africa, Italy and the Ottoman Empire. Later, in 1492, Ferdinand issued a letter- addressed to the Jews who had left Castile and Aragon- which invited them back to Spain if- and only if- they had become Christians. This accession then created a significant difference in the way in which the country was run. This was an important decision as it affected the lives of all the subjects of 'the Catholic monarchs' Ferdinand and Isabella.

Baaders thanks very much! You are a beautiful person.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY0JpIjFN4g&feature=related

lolz one of the mian features of studying mediaeval literature is you'd always rather be doing anything else

No bother anyway but check it!

even god makes mistakes...just look at neil lennon!

Don't talk about him today

He and the rest of the team are a disgrace. Shocking day and a shocking start to the season.

10points....and I don't mean steve kean's driving licence!

that was really good andy...good work!!!

enjoyed it

that's funny ska!!!!

you laughed!

Thanks It is a bit of a boring topic tbf but not too bad

qpr are going to rely on home form i reckon. Even though they tonked wolves

look up "auto-de-fa"....it's awesome....death,power money and shex! History rules man....except 19thCGerman history...i did that last year

and ask your history teacher how he thinks the inquisition is connected to the treatment of Savonarola in italy....he'll cream himself

savonarola is the opposite...burned for being too catholic....awesome stuff

sorry...football....poor joey barton

he needs a

he needs a kick in the groin

Hmm. That was ruled by the same people that ruled spain at the time i think. Not totally sure but i think it may have been part of the Hapsburg empire

italy was all divided...it was the florentines that got him...the hapsburgs had EVERYTHING at one tme in my face

Ah Chalres VIII of France. Just been doing about him last week. Hapsburgs were v good. And they had the papal states i think as well as the lowlands and spain. There was a bit of bother when they got spain as they didn't really want it that much. They were just given it

lolz.....i was studying when it all fell apart in the 1830's...one guy-metternicht- kept them in business until the unification of germany in 1871...they got left out the party and fell to bits....the renaissance, the reconquista and the hapsburg expansion all kicking off!

i took history for AS...then swapped it for sports