Volume 1 of this influential three-volume 1888 publication explores the background to the Inquisition. It gives a general account of the Catholic Church in the twelfth century, describes the events that prompted the Church to set up the Inquisition, and explains the Inquisition's organization and processes.
Volume 1 of this influential 1888 study describes the social and political situation from which the medieval Inquisition arose.
