Witchfinders
| Author | : Malcolm Gaskill |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2007-10-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674025423 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674025424 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (424 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Witchfinders by : Malcolm Gaskill
Download or read book Witchfinders written by Malcolm Gaskill and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 recounts the most savage witch-hunt in English history. By the fall of 1647 at least 250 people had been captured, interrogated, and tried, with more than 100 hanged.
