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Malcolm Gaskill
The strange and poignant story of a Second World War witchcraft trial, from the bestselling author of The Ruin of All Witches
One of the last criminal trials using the…
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A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.
"The best and most enjoyable kind…
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An acclaimed British historian traces the first three generations of English colonists in America, revealing how our national identity was forged in the terrifying wilderness of a new continent.
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The dark, compelling history of a colonial witch-hunt, from the author of Witchfinders
In Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651, peculiar…
In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock…
In 1645, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne exploited the anxiety and lawlessness of the time and initiated a brutal campaign to drive out the presumed evil in their midst. Gaskill…
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‘The most chilling witch-hunt in English history … fascinating’ Independent on Sunday
Malcolm Gaskill (Churchill College, Cambridge)
This book explores the cultural contexts of law-breaking and criminal prosecution, and recovers their hidden social meanings. It also examines the crimes of witchcraft, coining and murder, in order to…
Malcolm Gaskill (Professor of Early Modern History, University of East Anglia)
The transatlantic story of how the English settlers of seventeenth century North America became Americans - from the near-calamitous first settlement at Jamestown in 1607 to the drama of the…
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Malcolm Gaskill (Reader in Early Modern History, University of East Anglia)
Throughout history, to the present day, witchcraft raises questions about the distinction between reality and fantasy, faith and proof. This Very Short Introduction explores witchcraft, both as a contemporary phenomenon…
