The last witches of England: a tragedy of sorcery and superstition
"On the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant. Frightened by its appearance, his servants and members of his family had, within a matter of hours, convinced themselves that the bird was an emissary of the devil...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomsbury Academic
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bideford
/ Witch trial
/ Geschichte 1682
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CG Christianity and Politics KBF British Isles NBH Angelology; demonology |
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Edwards, Susanna (-1682)
Trials, litigation, etc
B Trials (Witchcraft) (England) (Geology, Stratigraphic) History 17th century B Lloyd, Temperance (-1682) Trials, litigation, etc B Bideford (England) History 17th century B Trembles, Mary (-1682) Trials, litigation, etc |
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