The Lancashire Witches
Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
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Published: 1882
Total Pages: 538
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Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
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Published: 1882
Total Pages: 538
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Poole
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780719062049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study of England's biggest and best-known witch trial, which took place in 1612 when ten witches from the forest of Pendle were hanged at Lancaster. A little-known second trial occured in 1633-4, when up to nineteen witches were sentenced to death.
Author: Richard Brome
Publisher: Theatre Arts Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this ribald comedy, first performed at The Globe in 1634, everything is going wrong at a wedding, and everyone in attendance is eager to believe a local coven is to blame.
Author: Thomas Potts
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Published: 1845
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jonathan Lumby
Publisher: Carnegie Pub.
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis bestseller presents a remarkable series of new insights into the Lancashire Witch Craze. By placing the events in their wider European context, it explains far more satisfactorily than ever before exactly why these disturbing events occurred.
Author: Thomas Potts
Publisher: Carnegie Pub.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781874181781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThomas Potts' famous account of the Pendle witch trials of 1612 is the only original source of information about the events, and in this new version historian Robert Poole makes the text accessible and usable for 21st-century readers.
Author: Christine Goodier
Publisher: Carnegie Pub.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781874181774
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating little book is a great introduction to the story of the Pendle witch trials of 1612.
Author: Walter Bennett
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Published: 1993-12-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781871236279
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stacey Halls
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2019-02-19
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 1488035024
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Assured and alluring, this beautiful tale of women, witchcraft and the fight against power is a delight.” —Jessie Burton, New York Times–bestselling author In 1612 Lancaster, England, the hunt for witches has reached a fever pitch . . . But in a time of suspicion and accusation, to be a woman may be the greatest risk of all. Fleetwood Shuttleworth, the mistress of Pendle Hill’s Gawthorpe Hall, is with child. Anxious to produce an heir, she is distraught to find a letter from her physician that warns her husband she will not survive this pregnancy. Devastated, Fleetwood wanders the estate grounds, where she catches a young woman poaching. Alice Gray claims she is a local midwife and promises to help Fleetwood deliver a healthy baby. But a witch-obsessed frenzy sweeps the countryside. Even woodland creatures or “familiars” are thought to be dark companions of the unholy. And Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft. Time is running out. The witch trials are about to begin. With both their lives at stake, Fleetwood must prove Alice’s innocence. Only they know the truth. Set against the real Pendle witch trials, this compelling novel draws its characters from historical figures as it explores the lives of seventeenth-century women. Ultimately it raises the question: Was witch hunting really just women hunting? “A rich and atmospheric reimagining of a historical period rife with religious tensions, superstitions, misogyny and fear.” —The New York Times Book Review “An intricate and sensitive portrayal of a brave, tenacious young girl carving her place in the world. A must-read novel.” —Heather Morris, #1 New York Times–bestselling author
Author: John A. Clayton
Publisher: Barrowford Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780955382123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Lancashire Witch Conspiracy draws upon the experience of an author well versed and qualified in the history of his locality - namely the Forest of Pendle. John A Clayton provides here an in-depth study of the Lancashire Witch Trials of 1612 and, in so doing, many new discoveries of the event come to light. For instance; the most famous 'witch' of them all, Old Demdike (Elizabeth Southern), is found amongst the dusty records of Whalley parish church where she was both baptised and married. Demdike's husband, a farmer, brought his new wife and her illigitimate child into Pendle Forest and this would eventually trigger the trials at Lancaster of 19 people upon charges of witchcraft. The ancestors of Old Demdike, along with those of Chattox, Elizabeth Device, Alice Nutter et al are covered in a detail never before seen. The history of the Pendle Forest is covered in a depth that provides an unrivalled understanding of the subject of the Pendle Witches. The religious and political climate within the forest provide us with a fascinating idea of the times and, above all, new evidence is offered to show that the gentry would go to any lengths in the advancement of their estates - this would lead to tragedy for whole families within Pendle.