Witch Hunt: The Persecution of Witches in England

by Andrew Pickering and David Pickering

Book Overview

It was not so long ago that the belief in witchcraft was shared by members of all levels of society. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, diseases were feared by all, the infant mortality rate was high, and around one in six harvests was likely to fail. In the small rural communities in which most people lived, affection and enmity could build over long periods. When misfortune befell a family, they looked to their neighbours for support -...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445608618
• ISBN13: 9781445608617
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"