Witchcraft in Early Modern England

by James Sharpe

Book Overview

Witchcraft in Early Modern England provides a fascinating introduction to the history of witches and witchcraft in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.

Witchcraft was a crime punishable by death in England during this period and this book charts the witch panics and legal persecution of witches that followed, exploring topics such as elite attitudes to witchcraft in England, the role of pressures and tensions within...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138831158
• ISBN13: 9781138831155
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"