Putting someone to the question
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| - | :She is stripped naked and [[torture]]d by [[strappado]] ("[[put to The Question]]"), confesses, and is imprisoned. Naturally, the Inquisition's archives had already revealed that one of her father's ancestors had converted from Judaism to Christianity in 1624 upon arrival in Spain from Amsterdam. | + | '''Putting someone 'the Question'''' is a euphemism during the [[medieval inquisition]] for torture, either by [[strappado]] or the [[Water cure (torture)|water cure]]. |
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Putting someone 'the Question' is a euphemism during the medieval inquisition for torture, either by strappado or the water cure.
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