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Title: Don't Bother with this Book
Review: Edward Burman states in in the Preface "Rather than the study of primary sources, this book is a synthesis of published materials", well at least he is honest about how much work he did, and it shows. Their is nothing new or interesting here. But you will find many curious statements such as the Catholic Church can not be held to blame for the misdeeds of the individual inquisitors. I always try to read at least two books on a subject, to get some perspective but this one was a waste of time.The Spanish Inquisition, by Jean Plaidy was however an excellent book.
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