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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Main Author: Callow, John (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2021
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Table of Contents
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UB: 61 A 6049
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Keywords:
Lloyd, Temperance > -1682 > Trials, litigation, etc
Trembles, Mary > -1682 > Trials, litigation, etc
Edwards, Susanna > -1682 > Trials, litigation, etc
Trials (Witchcraft) > England > Devon > History > 17th century
Bideford (England) > History > 17th century
Bideford > Hexenprozess > Geschichte 1682
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