<Ol> <Li> the Portuguese Inquisition (1536--1821) </Li> <Li> the Roman Inquisition (1542--c. 1860) </Li> </Ol> <Li> the Portuguese Inquisition (1536--1821) </Li> <Li> the Roman Inquisition (1542--c. 1860) </Li> <P> This Portuguese inquisition was a local analogue of the more famous Spanish Inquisition . The Roman Inquisition covered most of the Italian peninsula as well as Malta and also existed in isolated pockets of papal jurisdiction in other parts of Europe, including Avignon . </P>

This refers to the body or frame of a ship whose improvements helped cause the age of exploration