Burn in Hell

In 1022 heretics were discovered in northern France and burned to death for their crimes. But what caused this outbreak of radical thought?

The burning of the Orléans heretics, by Jan Luyken, from Martyrs Mirror, 1685. Artokoloro/Alamy Stock Photo.
The burning of the Orléans heretics, by Jan Luyken, from Martyrs Mirror, 1685. Artokoloro/Alamy Stock Photo.

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