England's witchcraft trials / Willow Winsham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winsham, Willow, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Witchcraft)--England--History.

Trials (Witchcraft).

Witch hunting--England--History.

Witch hunting.

Witches--England--History.

Witches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword History, 2018.

Summary:

By the author of Accused comes "an entertaining as well as illuminating" history of Britain's most infamous witch hunts and trials ( Magnolia Review ). With the echo of that chilling injunction, " Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, " hundreds of people were accused and tried for witchcraft across England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With fear and suspicion rife, neighbor turned against neighbor, friend against friend, as women, men, and children alike were caught up in the deadly fervor that swept through villages. From the feared covens of Pendle Forest to the victims of the notorious and fanatical Witchfinder Generals Matthew Hopkins and John Stearns, so-called witches were suspected, accused, and dragged to trial to await judgement and face their inevitable and damnable fate. In this "interesting, informative and insightful" book, historian Willow Winsham draws on a wealth of primary sources including trial transcripts, parish, and country records, and the often sensational-and highly prejudicial-pamphlets that were published after each trial. Her exhaustive research reveals just how frightening, violent, and terribly common the scourge really was, and explores the social conditions, class divisions, and religious mania that stoked its flames ( All About History ).

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Chapter 1: Kill or Cure: St Osyth - 1582

Chapter 2: Possession and Posturing: The Witches of Warboys 1589-1593

Chapter 3: Families at War: The Pendle Witches - 1612

Chapter 4: The Witch-Finders: Bury St Edmunds - 1645

Chapter 5: Final Victims: The Bideford Witches - 1682

Afterword

Select Bibliography

Notes

Plate section.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473870956

147387095X

9781473870963

1473870968