Witches: History of a PersecutionExamines the persecution and religious hysteria about alleged witches that occurred in Europe and colonial America between 1450 and 1750. |
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... executioner rode a blooded horse , like the noble of the court , and went clad in gold and silver . His wife vied with noble dames in the richness of her attire . The children of those convicted and punished were sent into exile , their ...
... executioner rode a blooded horse , like the noble of the court , and went clad in gold and silver . His wife vied with noble dames in the richness of her attire . The children of those convicted and punished were sent into exile , their ...
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... executioner for you . ' I said , ' I am no witch . I have a pure conscience in the matter ; if there are a thousand witnesses , I am not worried , but I'll gladly hear them . ' Then the chancellor's son was set before me , who said he ...
... executioner for you . ' I said , ' I am no witch . I have a pure conscience in the matter ; if there are a thousand witnesses , I am not worried , but I'll gladly hear them . ' Then the chancellor's son was set before me , who said he ...
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... executioner a retainer of eighty reichsthaler and twenty albus , plus twelve bushels of grain and four cords of wood . However , when one particular executioner put in what the Archbishop described as ' unsubstantiated and exaggerated ...
... executioner a retainer of eighty reichsthaler and twenty albus , plus twelve bushels of grain and four cords of wood . However , when one particular executioner put in what the Archbishop described as ' unsubstantiated and exaggerated ...
Contents
The Crucible | 8 |
WitchFinding in England | 15 |
Origins of the Witch Hunt | 25 |
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