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Magic as a political crime in medieval and early modern England : a history of sorcery and treason / Francis Young.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) BF1581 .Y68 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Young, Francis (Francis Kendrick), author.
- Series:
- International library of historical studies ; 107.
- International Library of Historical Studies ; 107
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Witchcraft--Political aspects--England--History--To 1500.
- Witchcraft.
- History.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 254 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : I.B. Tauris, 2018.
- Contents:
- 1 'Compassing and Imagining': Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval England 23
- John of Nottingham and the Plot Against Edward II 27
- Magic and the Statute of Treason 31
- Application of the Statute of Treason 32
- The Case of Eleanor Cobham 35
- Magic in the Wars of the Roses 46
- The Reign of Henry VII 51
- Conclusion 53
- 2 Treason, Sorcery and Prophecy in The Early English Reformation, 1534-58 55
- The Tudors and the English Reformation 57
- Prophecy and Treason 61
- Magic and Treason at Court 70
- The Reigns of Edward VI and Mary 78
- Conclusion 84
- 3 Elizabeth versus The 'Popish Conjurers', 1558-77 87
- The Elizabethan Reformation 87
- The Accession of Elizabeth 89
- The Fortescue Conspiracy 91
- The 1559 Bill against Sorcery, Witchcraft and Buggery 93
- The Waldegrave and Pole Conspiracies 95
- The Burning of St Paul's 105
- The 1563 Act Against Conjuration and Witchcraft 108
- The Abduction and Trial of John Story 111
- The Case of Rowland Jenks 116
- Conclusion 118
- 4 'A Traitorous Heart to the Queen': Effigies and Witch-Hunts, 1578-1603 119
- Effigy Magic 121
- John Dee and the Wax Effigies 123
- Leicester's Witch-Hunt 129
- Vincent Murphyn's Conspiracy 139
- The 1580 Act for Suppressing Seditious Words and Rumours 140
- 'Anabaptistical Wizards' 141
- Elizabeth's Last Years 144
- Magical Treason in Shakespeare's Henry VI Part Two 147
- Conclusion 150
- 5 'A Breach in Nature': Magic as a Political Crime in Early Stuart England, 1603-42 153
- James VI and Magical Treason 154
- James's English Reign 161
- The Case of Sir Thomas Lake 167
- Magical Treason in the Plays of Shakespeare 170
- The Poisoning of James I 172
- Towards Civil War 176
- 6 The Decline of Magic as a Political Crime, 1642-1700 179
- Political Magic in the English Civil Wars 180
- Interregnum and Restoration: The Decline of Magical Treason 182
- Witchcraft and Treason 186
- England and the 'Affair of the Poisons' 188
- Treason without Magic: The Popish Plot 193
- Magic and Politics Part Company 195
- Echoes 197
- Conclusion 202.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781788310215
- 1788310217
- OCLC:
- 1013971412
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