UKTV – Inquisition (2014) The Witch Hunts
English | Documentary | Size: 1.25 GB

“A prisoner in the inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser or of the witnesses against him. But they are threatened and tortured until he accuses himself. By that means they corroborate their evidence. ” — John Foxe, Book Of Martyrs —

This is a saga of nearly five hundred years of bigotry, fear, persecution, torture and death. In more enlightened times, it is almost impossible for us to understand the power and influence of religion in years gone by. It was the cornerstone of every life. It touched almost every aspect of everyday existence. Next to the royalty, the clergy were the most powerful people in the land. To deny them was folly. To deny their God meant almost certain death. In those long gone days, a Heretic was considered to be an agent of the devil. He was to be hunted down and punished. It was the Inquisition that did the hunting and the punishing. If the Inquisition accused a man of heresy, he was presumed to be guilty. It was for him to prove he was innocent. Every possible method was employed to extract a confession. The eyes and the ears of the Inquisition were everywhere. This documentary series tells the story of the bloody and menacing work of the Inquisition, established to combat heresy within the Catholic Church.
As the series sheds new light on a dark and bloody chapter of British and European history, we’ll hear tales that chill the blood; watch in horror as the flames lick around the Marian martyrs and other men of high religion and unshakable beliefs; see ordinary innocent people fall victim to religious fanatics and psychopaths.
Throughout the centuries, people have been persecuted, hounded, brutalised and punished simply because of their beliefs – and it’s still going on today. This hard-hitting, powerful series features specially filmed recreations and reconstructions to tell the dramatic stories of how men and women have died for something in which they believe. From the Templars and Cathars, to the bloody Torquemada and the Marian ‘heretics’, we hear stories of incredible courage, raw savagery and brutal torture that go back almost a thousand years.
From the persecution of religions and faiths to the hunt for the mysterious Cathars and Knights Templar, through to the torture and execution of witches, mystics and healers these programmes chronicle bad deeds done in the name of faith.

Written & Directed by Bruce Burgess ; An Inquisition Series Productions Ltd. in Association with Like A Shot Entertainment, SBS, UKTV and Viasat

Part 4: The Witch Hunts
There were many witch hunts in the 17th Century across Britain, with dozens of well known ‘witch hunters’ scouring the land. The most famous of which was Mathew Hopkins, the ‘witch finder general’ who was based in Essex. Witches were heretics to Christianity, and the act of witchcraft was considered a crime so foul that all normal legal procedures were superseded, and because the Devil was not going to “confess”, it was necessary to gain a confession from the human involved. By all and any means necessary.

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