Essex Witches

Nonfiction, History, British
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Author: Peter Brown ISBN: 9780750957953
Publisher: The History Press Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Peter Brown
ISBN: 9780750957953
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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