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Witchfinders
Malcolm Gaskill
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Description for Witchfinders
Paperback. 'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history .. fascinating' Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 384 pages, integrated throughout. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history . . . fascinating' Independent on Sunday
'A terrible tale marvellously told . . . This is how history should be shown' Ronald Blythe
By the spring of 1645, civil war had exacted a terrible toll upon England. Disease was rife, apocalyptic omens appeared in the skies, and idolators detected in every shire. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen began interrogating women suspected of witchcraft, triggering the most brutal witch-hunt in English history.
Witchfinders is a spellbinding study of how Matthew Hopkins, 'the Witchfinder General', and John ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719561214
SKU
V9780719561214
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About Malcolm Gaskill
Malcolm Gaskill was born in Suffolk but grew up in Kent. He attended Cambridge University where he read History. He completed a PhD on early modern England, then taught at Keele, Belfast and APU, before becoming Director of Studies in History at Churchill College, Cambridge, in 1999.
Reviews for Witchfinders
Gives the ordinary reader a visceral sense of mid-seventeenth-century England . . . satisfyingly complex
Literary Review
An evocative travelogue . . . setpieces of rich description
Times Literary Supplement
Lucid and humane
Hilary Mantel
The incessant peculiarity of the accusations could easily make the stories told in this book seem quaint rather than ... Read more
Literary Review
An evocative travelogue . . . setpieces of rich description
Times Literary Supplement
Lucid and humane
Hilary Mantel
The incessant peculiarity of the accusations could easily make the stories told in this book seem quaint rather than ... Read more