History in Living Colour - Friday, Period 3 (Week 8)

[veryarthurdent.livejournal.com]

"Listen closely," the Doctor said once everyone had gathered inside the Danger Shop that looked like a classroom, "because this could be the most important history lesson you'll ever learn. People make mistakes. People in power make even bigger mistakes. Sometimes they're small, insignificant, and sometimes they affect so many people you can't even count them all yourself. Sometimes the changes are for the better, but mostly you'll find that people's mistakes cost lives and livelihood. Hindsight is 20-20, and if you're good enough you can learn from the past, but even then you won't be able to expect some of the horrible things that people - not just humans - can do to each other.

To use an example from human history, let's look at the 16th century. To combat the rise of religious unorthodoxy, the Pope - that's the leader of the Roman Catholic Church - gave Cardinal Ximinez of Spain leave to move without let or hindrance throughout the land, in a reign of violence, terror and torture that made a smashing film and comedy sketch. The people of Europe didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition."

Three Cardinal-looking men in red outfits with silly hats burst into the room from a door off to the side. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

The Doctor looked confused. "What?"

Comments

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"Of course," Cardinal Fang said. "What der yew plead?"

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

Alice drew herself up properly, with as much dignity as she could muster.

"I'm innocent," she said. Dramatically. "This is a false charge and I'm entirely innocent."

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"Innocent?" Cardinal Fang asked. "This will change yer mind!"

Cardinal Fang ran off for a moment and returned with a soft cushion.

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

Alice put a hand to her head. "I am willing to withstand your vicious torture," she said. "Do carry on."

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

Cardinal Fang viciously pressed the soft cushion in Alice's face. "Confess!"

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

Alice let out a blood-curling scream, and pretended to swoon.

"No!" she cried. "Anything but that cushion again!"

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"So yew confess?" Cardinal Fang asked.

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

"I confess that that cushion is horrible," Alice said.

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"What about the heresy and such?" Fang asked, holding the soft cushion up with all the menace one could hold a soft cushion up with.

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

"The heresy?" Alice considered it. "I certainly never committed any heresy. I'm against heresy. I've always said so."

Re: Be Tortured. It's not as bad as it sounds.

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"Then yew clearly need mer torturing," Fang said, savaging pressing the very soft and really quite comfortable cushion against the side of her head. "Confess!"