Holy Catholic Inquisition. A phrase that for centuries has become a symbol of the suppression of free thought, horror, total surveillance, merciless torture... But how much truth is behind these monstrous myths? Why did contemporaries - especially at the beginning - not consider the Inquisition at all frightening or unfair? Why did the Inquisition fully support Columbus's voyage? And is it true that in reality the inquisitors often performed ordinary police functions? Who and what did the inquisitors fight against? On what principle was their complex, branched organization built? And how did the Inquisition manage to hold out for so long? Toby Green talks about this in his original and surprisingly interesting book!