The British Witch
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The British Witch
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Author : P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-06-15
The British Witch written by P. G. Maxwell-Stuart and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-15 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
A monumental history of a dangerous profession, exploring witches throughout the British Isles: their identity, magic and the people who employed and suppressed them
Accused
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Author : Willow Winsham
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-09-19
Accused written by Willow Winsham and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true stories of eleven notorious women, across five centuries, who were feared, victimized, and condemned for witchcraft in the British Isles. Beginning with the late Middle Ages—from Ireland to Hampshire—hundreds of women were accused of spellcasting, wicked seduction, murder, and consorting with the devil. Most were fated for the gallows or the stake. What did it mean for these prisoners to stand accused? What were they really guilty of? And by whom were they persecuted? Drawing on a wealth of primary sources including trial documents, church and census records, and the original sensationalist pamphlets describing the crimes, historian Willow Winsham finds the startling answers to these questions. In the process, she resurrects the lives, deaths, and mysteries of eleven women subjected to history’s most notable witch trials. From Irish “sorceress” Alice Kyteler who, in 1324 was the first accused witch on record, to Scottish psychic Helen Duncan who, in 1944, was the last woman imprisoned under Britain’s Witchcraft Act of 1735. Dames, servant girls, aggrieved neighbors, suspect widows, cat ladies, prostitutes, mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters. Accused brings all these victims, and the eras in which they lived and died, back to life in “an incredibly well researched . . . stunning and admirable piece of work, highly recommended” (Terry Tyler, author of the Project Renova series).
Witches
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Author : Tracy Borman
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2014-10-02
Witches written by Tracy Borman and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with Bottesford (Leicestershire, England) categories.
September 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of Englandâe(tm)s great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. His body is âe~tormentedâe(tm) with violent convulsions. Within a few short weeks he will suffer an excruciating death. Soon the whole family will be stricken with the same terrifying symptoms. The second son, the last male of the line, will not survive. It is said witches are to blame. And so the Earl of Rutlandâe(tm)s sons will not be the last to die. Witches traces the dramatic events which unfolded at one of Englandâe(tm)s oldest and most spectacular castles four hundred years ago. The case is among those which constitute the European witch craze of the 15th-18th centuries, when suspected witches were burned, hanged, or tortured by the thousand. Like those other cases, it is a tale of superstition, the darkest limits of the human imagination and, ultimately, injustice âe" a reminder of how paranoia and hysteria can create an environment in which nonconformism spells death. But as Tracy Borman reveals here, it is not quite typical. The most powerful and Machiavellian figure of the Jacobean court had a vested interest in events at Belvoir.He would mastermind a conspiracy that has remained hidden for centuries.
Witchcraft In The British Isles And New England
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Author : Brian P. Levack
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-28
Witchcraft In The British Isles And New England written by Brian P. Levack and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-28 with History categories.
Witchcraft and magical beliefs have captivated historians and artists for millennia, and stimulated an extraordinary amount of research among scholars in a wide range of disciplines. This new collection, from the editor of the highly acclaimed 1992 set, Articles on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology, extends the earlier volumes by bringing together the most important articles of the past twenty years and covering the profound changes in scholarly perspective over the past two decades. Featuring thematically organized papers from a broad spectrum of publications, the volumes in this set encompass the key issues and approaches to witchcraft research in fields such as gender studies, anthropology, sociology, literature, history, psychology, and law. This new collection provides students and researchers with an invaluable resource, comprising the most important and influential discussions on this topic. A useful introductory essay written by the editor precedes each volume.
British Witch Legends Of Sussex
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Author : SHAUN. COOPER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
British Witch Legends Of Sussex written by SHAUN. COOPER and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Cursed Britain
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Author : Thomas Waters
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-07
Cursed Britain written by Thomas Waters and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-07 with History categories.
The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present dayCursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed – dark supernatural forces.Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. Waters takes us on a fascinating journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing. Along the way, we examine an array of remarkable beliefs and rituals, from traditional folk magic to diverse spiritualities originating in Africa and Asia.This is a tale of cynical quacks and sincere magical healers, depressed people and furious vigilantes, innocent victims and rogues who claimed to possess evil abilities. Their spellbinding stories raise important questions about the state’s role in regulating radical spiritualities, the fragility of secularism and the true nature of magic.
England S Witchcraft Trials
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Author : Willow Winsham
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2018-08-30
England S Witchcraft Trials written by Willow Winsham and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-30 with Social Science categories.
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).
Drawing To Discover
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Drawing To Discover written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Witches in art categories.
The Witch
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Author : Ronald Hutton
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-01
The Witch written by Ronald Hutton and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Social Science categories.
This “magisterial account” explores the fear of witchcraft across the globe from the ancient world to the notorious witch trials of early modern Europe (The Guardian, UK). The witch came to prominence—and often a painful death—in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In The Witch, historian Ronald Hutton sets the European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and the Americas, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated. “[A] panoptic, penetrating book.”—Malcolm Gaskill, London Review of Books
Witchcraft In The British Isles And New England
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Author : Brian Paul Levack
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Witchcraft In The British Isles And New England written by Brian Paul Levack and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Witchcraft categories.