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Witch Hunt: The Persecution of Witches in England

Witch Hunt: The Persecution of Witches in England


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It was not so long ago that the belief in witchcraft was shared by members of all levels of society. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, diseases were feared by all, the infant mortality rate was high, and around one in six harvests was likely to fail. In the small rural communities in which most people lived, affection and enmity could build over long periods. When misfortune befell a family, they looked to their neighbours for support - and for the cause. During the sixteenth century, Europe was subject to a fevered and pious wave of witch hunts and trials. As the bodies of accused women burnt right across the Continent, the flames of a nationwide witch hunt were kindled in England. In 1612 nine women were hanged in the Pendle witch trials, the prosecution of the Chelmsford witches in 1645 resulted in the biggest mass execution in England, and in the mid-1640s the Witch finder General instigated a reign of terror in the Puritan counties of East Anglia. Hundreds of women were accused and hanged. It wasn't until the latter half of the seventeenth century that witch-hunting went into decline.In this book, Andrew and David Pickering present a comprehensive catalogue of witch hunts, arranged chronologically within geographical regions. The tales of persecution within these pages are testimony to the horror of witch-hunting that occurred throughout England in the hundred years after the passing of the Elizabethan Witchcraft Act of 1563.

About the Author :
David Pickering is an experienced reference book compiler. He has contributed to (and often been sole author and editor of) some 250 books, mostly in the areas of the arts, language, local history and popular interest. David lives in Buckingham. Andrew Pickering has lived in Selwood Forest for over 30 years, initially in Frome and more recently in Bruton. He has postgraduate qualifications in Victorian Studies, Archaeology and Heritage and has published books and academic articles on a wide range of subjects, including five A Level textbooks published by Cambridge University Press and Heinemann. He is the owner of Bruton’s principal bookshop and also Chair of the Committee of the town’s museum.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781445608617
  • Publisher: Amberley Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
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  • Sub Title: The Persecution of Witches in England
  • Width: 124 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1445608618
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jan 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
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  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 214 gr


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