Of hunts Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Detailed and concise study notes from the Pendle Witch Hunt depth study. Ideal for revision Edexcel History A level. Covering the following (from the spec) - DEPTH: THE LANCASTER WITCHES OF 1604-13 The influence of the social, economic and religious context of the area around Pendle in the early seventeenth century and the significance of the new witchcraft statute of 1604. The origins of the case: • Alizon Device and John Law • the investigations of Roger Nowell • Old Demdike...

Detailed and concise study notes from the Bamberg Witch Hunt depth study. Ideal for revision Edexcel History A level. Covering the following (from the spec) - DEPTH: THE GREAT WITCH-HUNT IN BAMBERG, GERMANY 1623-32 The economic, political and religious context: • reclaiming territory for the Catholic Church • the impact of the Thirty Years War on Bamberg in these years • economic crises • Numbers and social groups affected by the witch hunts • the use of torture and prop...

Detailed and concise study notes from the North Berwick Witch Hunt depth study. Ideal for revision Edexcel History A level. Covering the following (from the spec) - DEPTH: THE NORTH BERWICK WITCHES IN SCOTLAND 1590-91 AND THE AFTERMATH TO 1597 The origins of the persecution: • Gilly Duncan's confession; • the impact of James VI’s voyage from Denmark; the extent to which Danish witch hunting influenced events in Scotland. The widening net: • the case of Agnes Sampson and John...

This source contains a list of secondary materials that will aid anyone in there wish to persure an enquiry into the witch hunts of the early modern period. It contains many different historians all ranging in opinion and dates.