History Series / Inquisitio

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The Avignon Papacy is depicted as one.

* AltumVidetur: The series title, and the title of each of the eight episodes.

* PublicDomainArtifact: The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shroud_of_Turin Shroud of Turin]].

* [[spoiler:IdentityAmnesia: Nicolas of Tasteville lost all memories when he caught the plague during his childhood. It led him to believe he is Samuel of Napoli, the son of the Jewish doctor who adopted him.]]

Its plot is set in the French Fifteenth century, around Avignon and Carprentras, and uses as background the feud between the Rome and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy Avignon Papacy]]. It is centered on two main characters: the Inquisitor Guillermo Barnal (real name Guillaume of Tasteville) and the Jewish doctor Samuel of Napoli. The former investigates on a plot against Avignon Papacy, the latter makes researches about the plague; Samuel soon becomes a suspect for Guillermo.

Inquisitio is a French [[HistoricalSeries historical]] MiniSeries of eight episodes, first broadcasted during the 2012 summer.

Its plot is set in the French XIVth century, around Avignon and Carprentras, and uses as background the feud between the Rome and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy Avignon Papacy]]. It is centered on two main characters: the Inquisitor Guillaume of Tasteville (or Guillermo Barnal) and the Jewish doctor Samuel of Napoli. The former investigates on a plot against Avignon Papacy, the latter makes researches about the plague; Samuel becames soon a suspect to Guillermo.

* AltumVidetur: The series title, and each title of each of the eight episodes.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: WordOfGod says that it is totally volunteer.

* TheBlackDeath: The series open with the Tasteville family (Guillaume Barnal's relatives) - and the surrounding village - decimated by an outbreak of plague. [[spoiler:Catherine of Siena's goal is to trigger an outbreak in Carpentras.]]

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The Avignon Papacy is described like one.
* DeathByChildbirth: Happened to Aurore's mother / Samuel's wife.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:David proves his innocence in the diseapperance of the clerics by trial by ordeal. By jumping in the river from the bridge and drowning, he proves that he doesn't float and thus is not a sorcerer.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards : Raimond of Turenne is seriously creeped out when [[spoiler:Catherine of Siena announces her intention to spread the plague in Carpentras.]] YMMV about Guillaume being evil, but he has his moments as well.

* IHaveNoSon: [[spoiler: The great rabbi Jacob didn't like Samuel since the death of his daughter - Jacob is the father of Samuel's wife -, but he remained courteous. Then, when the fact that Samuel wasn't really Jewish but the lost brother of Guillaume began to be known, at one instance Jacob says a "I have no grand-daughter" to Aurore.]]

* LightIsNotGood : Catherine of Siena and Eleonore del Monte only wear light or white clothes. The first is the main vilain of the series, and the second, her accomplice.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Samuel is Nicolas, the younger brother of Guillaume. Contrary to what everyone thought - including Guillermo, Nicolas didn't die from the plague, but has been found by David in a mass grave, still alive. Amnesiac, Nicolas has been adopted by David and sincerely believed to be a Jewish like David, who he believed to be his father.]]

* ShoutOut: [[Literature/TheNameOfTheRose It isn't the first fiction about a monk belonging to the Inquisition and his novice investigating suspicious deaths and diseapperances of clerics]]. It is even more blatant with the character's name: "Guillaume of Tasteville" sounds oddly close to "Guillaume of Baskerville".
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Technically not a trailer, but the summaries for the show in some French Television magazines featured a subtle spoiler. [[spoiler:The beginning of the plot of the series was very quickly summed up, but the character of Samuel was called "Nicolas", which spoiled a bit the reveal of Samuel being Guillaume long lost brother.]]

* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: David proves his innocence in the diseapperance of the clerics by trial by ordeal. By jumping in the river from the bridge and drowning, he proves that he doesn't float and thus is not a sorcerer.]

* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: David proves his innocence in the diseapperance of the clerics by trial by ordeal. By jumping in the river from the bridge and drowning, he proves that he doesn't float and thus is not a sorcerer.]]

Its plot is set in the French XIVth century, around Avignon and Carprentras, and uses as background the feud between the Rome and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy Avignon Papacy]]. It is centered on two main characters: the Inquisitor Guillaume of Tasteville (or Guillaume Barnal) and the Jewish doctor Samuel of Napoli. The former investigates on a plot against Avignon Papacy, the latter makes researches about the plague; Samuel becames soon a suspect to Guillaume.

* Silas, novice monk of Guillaume

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Samuel is Nicolas, the younger brother of Guillaume. Contrary to what everyone thought - including Guillaume, Nicolas didn't die from the plague, but has been found by David in a mass grave, still alive. Amnesiac, Nicolas has been adopted by David and sincerely believed to be a Jewish like David, who he believed to be his father.]]

* ShoutOut: [[Literature/TheNameOfTheRose It isn't the first fiction about a monk belonging to the Inquisition and his novice investigating suspicious deaths and diseapperances of clerics]]. It is even more blatant with the character's name: "Guillaume de Tasteville" sounds oddly close to "Guillaume de Baskerville".

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Technically not a trailer, but the summaries for the show in some French Television magazines featured a subtle spoiler. [[The beginning of the plot of the series was very quickly summed up, but the character of Samuel was called "Nicolas", which spoiled a bit the reveal of Samuel being Guillaume long lost brother.]]