Gaskill, Malcolm
Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-century English Tragedy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780719561214
- author:
- Gaskill, Malcolm
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Murray
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 13.3 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-century English Tragedy by Malcolm Gaskill In the midst of England's devastating civil war, a terrifying witch-hunt unfolded in a remote corner of Essex. Two men, driven by godly zeal, began interrogating women suspected of witchcraft, sparking a campaign that would claim hundreds of lives. This book is a gripping study of how the witchfinder general, Matthew Hopkins, and his accomplice, John Stearne, exploited the lawlessness and anxiety of the time to extract confessions and execute scores of people accused of witchcraft. The witch-hunt that ensued was one of the most brutal in English history, with ordinary folk cheering on the persecution of those deemed guilty. Gaskill's meticulous research sheds light on this dark period, revealing the complex web of superstition, fear, and hysteria that fueled the witchfinders' campaign. A chilling and thought-provoking account of a tragic chapter in English history.
Related Products
Related Products
Military Archery in the Seventeenth Century
Fox, E. T.
London and the Seventeenth Century: The Making of the World's Greatest City
Lincoln, Margarette
Seventeenth-Century Womens Dress Patterns: Book 1
Jenny Tiramani
Invisible Agents: Women and Espionage in Seventeenth-Century Britain
Akkerman, Nadine
Vermeer's Hat: the Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World
Timothy Brook