The Lancashire Witch Craze: Jennet Preston and the Lancashire Witches, 1612

By Jonathan Lumby

'Jennet Preston lies heavy upon me, ' cried Thomas Lister on his deathbed. We are told that his corpse bled when she touched it ... and Jennet was convicted of witchcraft. Was there really a satanic coven on Pendle side? Or was Jennet framed by Lister's son? And were the other 'witches' actually caught up in a much broader and more disturbing pattern of religious persecution? In this best-selling account, Jonathan Lumby presents a remarkable series of new insights. By placing the events in their wider European context, he explains far more satisfactorily than ever before exactly why these disturbing events occurred.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859360254
• ISBN13: 9781859360255
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Carnegie Pub.
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"