Conrad Of Marburg, The Inquisitor
Convicted heretic on the way to funeral pile, Spain, 16th century,
'Portraits of 3 women and girls condemned by the Spanish Inquisition', 1759. Left to right: a woman who is to be burned alive; a nun who has confessed and escaped burning; a girl who has escaped the fire by confessing. From Histoire des Inquisitions (Cologne 1759). (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition', 1813. The victim is stripped and an iron chain pulled against his chest until it breaks through the flesh to his bones; One of four scenes of Inquisition torture. Artist LC Stadler. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Joan of Arc, (1892). Nineteenth century representation of the 15th century French patriot and martyr St Joan (1412-1431), summoned to her execution at the stake. During the Hundred Years' War between England and France (1337-1453), Joan led resistance to the English. In 1430 she was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English who passed her to the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition at Rouen. She was tried for heresy and sorcery and burnt at the stake on 30 May 1431. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
