If it's mediaeval, it was a decentralised process run by local officials. Later, from the mid 12th c., it became an organised process with Papal officials running it.
The inquisitors would have worn the habits of their orders - they were usually Dominicans, so white habit with black hood. No purple in sight. One of the things about the Papal inquisitions was how well they were run. Though people were executed for things we'd think totally insane, the Papal inquisition really set the bar pretty high for evidence as opposed to the secular local inquisitions, did not favour torture, and they more often than not let people go free. The Spanish inquisition was the one that just went totally crazy with the torturing.
Purple was for royalty and the Pope. Troops would have been local, so wearing the colours of their local lord.
Also, a lot would depend on WHERE this project is set - different areas had different ways of doing things - ie. in England and Wales, we didn't burn people for witches, we burned them for heretics and hanged them for witches; in Scotland, they did both. In the UK, the Inquisition was told to Sod Off Right Quick when they attempted to swoop in and claim jurisdiction, whereas in some other areas they were unquestioningly accepted. All depends on the geo-political situation at the time.
Don't know anything about the history, but the Catholic Church and purple do have links, particulary priests wearing purple during advent/lent-
"Purple is used for two reasons: firstly because it is associated with mourning and so anticipates the pain and suffering of the crucifixion, and secondly because purple is the colour associated with royalty, and celebrates Christ's resurrection and sovereignty"
"Purple signifies great solemnity, with connotations of both penance and royal dignity"
When talking about colors, the other thing to keep in mind is what was available. Most reds were of the orange-red madder type, or the dull red of the kermes insect. Blue-reds were not so available. Cochineal was New World Only till about 1550. Blues were of the indigo (denim) variety, not the clear blues of turquoise. Yellows were mostly of the green-yellow variety, and used to great various greens when overdyed by indigo. A solid dark black was as difficult to achieve as any other intense color. Most clothing colors were variations on neutral/drab.
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The inquisitors would have worn the habits of their orders - they were usually Dominicans, so white habit with black hood. No purple in sight. One of the things about the Papal inquisitions was how well they were run. Though people were executed for things we'd think totally insane, the Papal inquisition really set the bar pretty high for evidence as opposed to the secular local inquisitions, did not favour torture, and they more often than not let people go free. The Spanish inquisition was the one that just went totally crazy with the torturing.
Purple was for royalty and the Pope. Troops would have been local, so wearing the colours of their local lord.
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"Purple is used for two reasons: firstly because it is associated with mourning and so anticipates the pain and suffering of the crucifixion, and secondly because purple is the colour associated with royalty, and celebrates Christ's resurrection and sovereignty"
"Purple signifies great solemnity, with connotations of both penance and royal dignity"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gz1DIIxmEE
burrrninating the villages...burrrrninating the peasants....
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