Essex Witches
-
- $11.99
-
- $11.99
Publisher Description
Medieval folk had long suspected that the Devil was carrying out his work on earth with the help of his minions. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII declared this to be true, which resulted in witch-hunts across Europe which lasted for nearly 200 years. In 1645, England (notably Essex) was in the grip of witch fever. Between 1560 and 1680 in Essex alone 317 women and 23 men were tried for witchcraft, and over 100 were hanged. Essex Witches recounts many of the local common folk who were tried in the courts for their beliefs and practice in herbal remedies and potions, and for causing, often by their familiars, the deaths of neighbors and even family members, and had meted out the harshest penalties for their sorcery and demonic ways.
More Books Like This
More Books by Peter Brown
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words
2024
The Cult of the Saints
2014
The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot 2)
2018
The World of Late Antiquity: CE 150-750 (New) (World of Art)
2024
The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot 3)
2023
The Wild Robot: Soon to be a major DreamWorks animation!
2018