A former inspector of British prisons surveys the penal history of Spain, beginning with the Inquisition, which for three centuries condemned thousands for heresy. Griffiths separates exaggeration from documented fact in describing its tribunals, prisons and autos-da-fé, then turns to the gaols, convicts and prison life of later Spain.
A grim but readable history for students of the Inquisition, crime and punishment. Download the free EPUB.