A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781781391952)

Excerpt from preface: This study of witchcraft has been limited to a period of about one hundred and sixty years in English history. The year 1558 has been chosen as the starting point because almost immediately after the accession of Elizabeth there began the movement for a new law, a movement which resulted in the statute of 1563. With that statute the history of the persecution of witches gathers importance. The year 1718 has been selected as a concluding date because that year was marked by the publication of Francis Hutchinson's notable attack upon the belief. Hutchinson levelled a final and deadly blow at the dying superstition.

Author: Wallace Notestein
ISBN-10: 1781391955
ISBN-13: 9781781391952
Publisher: Oxford City Press
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2012
Pages: 334
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d