Today in History
Nov 26, 2017 13:40:11 #
EmilyStrode wrote:
I now see the relevance, sorry.
Actually, 600 years ago, if you had the misfortune to live in Spain, possessing a smart phone would likely have gotten you an "interview" with Tomas de Torquemada and his boys.
Nov 26, 2017 19:11:35 #
Loki wrote:
Actually, 600 years ago, if you had the misfortune to live in Spain, possessing a smart phone would likely have gotten you an "interview" with Tomas de Torquemada and his boys.
Yep in the good old days thinking outside the box often landed your head back inside a box...
Nov 26, 2017 21:01:07 #
emarine wrote:
Yep in the good old days thinking outside the box often landed your head back inside a box...
More likely standing on top of a bunch of kindling, chained to a stake. Funny thing about the Inquisition. Lots of rich people got religion and donated everything they owned to the church and they weren't heretics anymore. Of course, if you were short of folding money, you were just SOL.
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