The third volume of Henry Charles Lea’s monumental A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages continues his exhaustive study of the medieval Church’s campaigns against heresy. Lea examines the inquisitorial procedures, the persecution of particular groups and movements, and the wider impact of the Inquisition on medieval society. Drawing on vast archival research, he provides a detailed and often unsparing account of one of the most controversial institutions of the Middle Ages.
Lea’s work remains the classic English study of the medieval Inquisition, notable for its scholarship and its critical perspective. This volume explores further regions and aspects of the struggle against heresy, from the Spiritual Franciscans to sorcery and beyond. Readers interested in the medieval Church, heresy, or the history of religious persecution will find it authoritative. This free EPUB edition makes available the third volume of Lea’s enduring history of the Inquisition.