Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England

by Gemma Hollman

Book Overview

The stories of four royal women, their lives intertwined by family and bound by persecution, unravel the history of witchcraft in fifteenth-century England.

Until the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties--Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville--were accused of practicing witchcraft...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643137700
• ISBN13: 9781643137704
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"