A History of Unbelief: Non-believers in the middle ages, Part 2

The video explores the concept of heresy in Western Catholicism, highlighting the public nature and challenge to authority that defines it. It discusses the Inquisition as a legal tool used to combat unbelief, often through severe punishment. Local accusations of unbelief were sometimes politically motivated, as seen in Visitation Records. Anticlericalism is examined, showing both radical and reformist views on the priesthood. The Middle Ages are portrayed as more heterodox than often believed, with a variety of individual beliefs and practices accepted by the church.

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