We analyzed the spaces of interrogation in the Milan trial with the Guglielmites, 1300. The spatial patterns of interrogation are striking, and clearly based on gender.
Quantitative research into medieval inquisition records is far from being a set of boring tables and numbers; there are intriguing stories behind. We have looked at the spaces of interrogation in a Milanese trial from 1300, and it transpired that there is a clear gender pattern. Check why this is the case in the September issue of History Today.
EDIT 05/2024: A short digest is available on our website.
It is a familiar image: a woman in distress, surrounded by men examining her soul in a dimly lit inquisitorial chamber. In fear of physical torture, she confesses to crimes she never committed. We bring you an online version of our article originally published in History Today.
DISSINET has developed an interactive map of the occupations, dissident religious affiliations, and locations of residence of nearly 900 persons suspected of heresy in the inquisition register of Bologna, 1291–1310.
