As editors for Hackett Publishing’s Myths of History Series, Alfred J. Andrea and I were quite pleased to have recruited scholar Gretchen Starr-Lebeau to write Seven Myths of the Spanish Inquisition (2023) for the series. Like all of the historical topics covered in the series, many popular myths about the Spanish Inquisition are emphasized in modern literature, film, and the broader popular culture, and have become so imbued in the public consciousness that the efforts of professors to push back against them can seem almost futile. This is why Al and I, as series editors, emphasized the importance of recruiting major scholars, with impeccable credentials, and experienced teachers, with the ability to communicate well with students and general readers, as authors or editors of books in our series. It is for this reason that Al and I were so pleased to have Gretchen, a respected scholar with considerable experience in the college classroom, agree to tackle the challenging topic of the Spanish Inquisition.