The witches of St Osyth : persecution, betrayal and murder in Elizabethan England / Marion Gibson, University of Exeter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Marion, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witch hunting--England--St. Osyth--History.

Witch hunting.

Witchcraft--England--St. Osyth--History.

Witchcraft.

Trials (Witchcraft)--England--St. Osyth--History.

Trials (Witchcraft).

England--St. Osyth.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"The first complete history of the neglected St Osyth witch-trial, this book tells the compelling, revelatory story of a community ripped asunder. It hauntingly reveals the lost worlds of Elizabethan villagers caught up in persecution, the magistrate who investigated their accusations of witchcraft and the writer who published their story"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. St Osyth: Grace, Ursley, Annis and Ales

2. The Darcy Lands: Elizabeth, Ales, Margerie and Joan

3. Little Clacton: Cisley and Henry

4. The Sokens: Ales, Margaret, Elizabeth and Joan

5. Little Oakley and Beaumont cum Moze: Annis

6. An Untrue and Unjust Record.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108494670

1108494676

OCLC:

1322366805