The Witches of St Osyth

by Marion Gibson

Book Overview

An emotive, haunting story of a community torn apart, the Essex witch accusations and trial of 1581-2 are, taken together, one of the pivotal instances of that malign and destructive wave of misogynistic persecution which periodically broke over early modern England. Yet, for all their importance in the overall study of witchcraft, the so-called witches of St Osyth have largely been overlooked by scholars. Marion Gibson now sets right that neglect...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108494676
• ISBN13: 9781108494670
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"