Unit 21: Religious Oppression Novels and Chapter Books

List of Novels and Chapter books to go with Unit 21 of Big Ideas through History which covers Holy Inquisitions, a Mission of Conversion, Witch Hunts, and Spaniards.

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(affiliate links)	Section 61: ———————— Holy Inquisitions	Section 62: ———————— A Mission of Conversion	Section 63: ———————– Witch Hunts	Peoples XXI: ———————— Spaniards
The Inquisition (World History)
Tomas De Torquemada: Architect of Torture During the Spanish Inquisition
The Poetry of Secrets
Secrets in the House of Delgado
The Cross by Day, Mezuzzah by Night
The Marannos: A Tale of the Inquisition, During the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella
Digger: The Tragic Fate of the California Indians from the Missions to the Gold Rush
Cultural Conversions: Unexpected Consequences of Christian Missionary Encounters in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia
Religion Versus Empire?: British Protestant missionaries and overseas expansion, 1700–1914
Outlines of Missionary History
Spanish Missionaries: Bringing Spanish Culture To The Americas
Witches And Witch Hunts
Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History
Witch Hunt
What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
The Burning Time
Out of the Cauldron; A Short History of Witchcraft
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Amber Witch: The Most Interesting Trial for Witchcraft Ever Known
CultureShock! Spain
Spain (Countries Around the World)
The Great Book of Spain: Interesting Stories, Spanish History & Random Facts About Spain
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain 1466
The Apprentice’s Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain
History of Spain: A Captivating Guide to Spanish History
A Ceiling Made of Eggshells
Isabel, Ferdinand and Fifteenth-Century Spain
The Spanish Fairy Book
Don Quixote
The Abencerraje” and “Ozmin and Daraja”: Two Sixteenth-Century Novellas from Spain