Who decided and who died in each expedition — separating the centuries and the courts, from the sources.
10 questions · long readCovers war, massacre, forced conversion, torture and execution.
Questions
Deep reading
Long reads that follow one subject all the way through.
Subjects too large for a short question, each followed all the way through. Every piece opens with a timeline and a glossary, works through ten questions, and ends with its sources. You do not have to read in order — the list at the top of each piece takes you straight to the question you want.
Separating what the documents establish, the rough consensus of historians, and what is still debated.
10 questions · long readCovers torture, executions and trial records.
How indulgences and money became entangled, and what the real abuse was — stated without defending it.
10 questions · long read