Unit 33 The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 c1750

- 17/20 ESSAY ON DANISH WITCH HUNTS!

Section B essay answering the question: To what extent do you agree that the extensive use of torture explains why the witch-hunt in Bamberg lasted for so long? Received 19/20 after marking by 2 teachers

Timeline and Keywords for Unit 33 - The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 Includes: - Timeline from c1580 - c1750 - Keywords for the paper

Detailed and concise study notes from the Pendle Witch Hunt depth study. Ideal for revision Edexcel History A level. Covering the following (from the spec) - DEPTH: THE LANCASTER WITCHES OF 1604-13 The influence of the social, economic and religious context of the area around Pendle in the early seventeenth century and the significance of the new witchcraft statute of 1604. The origins of the case: • Alizon Device and John Law • the investigations of Roger Nowell • Old Demdike...

Section A essay for Option 33 (Witchcraze in early modern Europe and America) Edexcel A-Level paper. Focus on Bamberg case study - John Junius 20/20 A*

Detailed and concise study notes from the North Berwick Witch Hunt depth study. Ideal for revision Edexcel History A level. Covering the following (from the spec) - DEPTH: THE NORTH BERWICK WITCHES IN SCOTLAND 1590-91 AND THE AFTERMATH TO 1597 The origins of the persecution: • Gilly Duncan's confession; • the impact of James VI’s voyage from Denmark; the extent to which Danish witch hunting influenced events in Scotland. The widening net: • the case of Agnes Sampson and John...

Detailed and concise study notes from the Bamberg Witch Hunt depth study. Ideal for revision Edexcel History A level. Covering the following (from the spec) - DEPTH: THE GREAT WITCH-HUNT IN BAMBERG, GERMANY 1623-32 The economic, political and religious context: • reclaiming territory for the Catholic Church • the impact of the Thirty Years War on Bamberg in these years • economic crises • Numbers and social groups affected by the witch hunts • the use of torture and prop...

This document includes overviews upon the following: changing attitudes to witchcraft in britain, the influence of Daemonologie, the boy of burton case, the pendle swindle case, the case of Jane wenham, reginald scots discovery of witchraft, samual harsnetts discovery of the frauduelent practices of John Darrel, the role of Thomas Ady and his written work, the detailed role of John Webster, as well as the publication of Balthaser Bekker and the enchanted world. This includes very detailed inform...