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In the 13th century, the Church established the Inquisition to persecute those who held dissenting beliefs. Groups such as the Cathars and Waldensians were branded heretics and were arrested and executed. The system soon professionalised, with covert investigations, witness interviews, confessions used as evidence and extensive archives; a system of surveillance whose methods continue to have an impact to this day. The Inquisition (1/2) The Perfect Inquisitor | ARTE.tv Documentary 📆 Available until: 22/10/2026 ARTE.tv Documentary 📺 is ARTE.tv's YouTube channel in English, where we share new videos every day, including in-depth documentaries and reports on geopolitics, economy, society, culture, science and the environment 🌎. Want more? 👉 Visit our streaming platform in English: ARTE.tv in English https://www.arte.tv/en/ For reports on culture, visit ARTE.tv Culture, where we explore art 🖼️ from every angle. Here you’ll find web series’💻, exclusive interviews 🎙️, music programmes 🎶, the best of European cinema 🎞️ and long-form culture documentaries 🎥: https://www.youtube.com/@artetvculture/ Don't forget to subscribe so you don’t miss a video / @artetvdocumentary Keep up to date with us on the go via social media 🤳 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/ARTEen 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTEenglish/ And subscribe to our newsletter 🗞️here: https://www.arte.tv/en/articles/newsletter #artetvdocumentary #inquisition #history