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Witchcraft in early modern Britain

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111: 298: 63: 169:. A stark contrast to that of Scot, King James VI was a firm believer in magic and the role of demons in its practice. His book acts as a dissertation on the practice of necromancy, divination and dark magic and how demons seek to influence weakened men and women and convince them to take part in the unholy practice of magic. It was in essence published to inform the general population of Scotland about why witches must be hunted and prosecuted. 317:, which implicated three women; Joan Flowers, and Margaret and Philippa Flowers, who were her two daughters. The three were known locally to be herbal healers, and following their dismissal as servants from the Castle of Belvoir the Earl and two of his sons died whilst the Countess and her daughter suffered from violent illness. It was five years after these events, and after the hanging of a group of witches in 336:. Three women were hanged for the crime of causing a local woman, Grace Thomas, to fall ill by supernatural means. There was a great deal of other accusations that also contributed to their being found guilty, although none of which had any evidence. The women that were hanged were Temperance Lloyd; a widow, Mary Trembles; a beggar, and Susanna Edwards; another beggar. 205:(a figurine fashioned to look like a specific person, used for spell casting) and casting a destructive charm. Charms were common in this time and often used for healing, an art which Gwen herself took part in, however this specific charm was written backwards and as per the traditions of the time this meant that it was meant for harm. 321:, that the Flowers were arrested on suspicion of harming the Earl of Rutland's family through sorcery. Joan Flowers died on the way to her trial after consuming communion bread. Her daughters confessed to having familiars, to having visions of demons and to performing a spell on the Earl and Countess' children. Margaret was hung at 419:, and many other notable historians, that in their desperation for a solution and explanation, the people of Britain (and Europe as a whole) blamed it on witchcraft. Older women of the lower classes were the easiest to blame, with little societal standing to defend themselves, and so often fell victim to witch related accusations. 470:, an American sociologist, a theory is proposed that witch hunts, across all countries, were merely a tool used by the government to bring communities together by giving them a common enemy and then increasing their faith in the governing body by providing them with a method to get rid of said enemy. 462:
In Peter Elmer's novel Witchcraft, Witch-Hunting, and politics in early modern England he argues and provides evidence for the fact that many of England's great witch trials occurred at times when political parties and governing bodies felt that their authority was being threatened. During the years
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was a period of dramatic climate change that took place around the early modern period, which in Britain was characterised by cool, rainy and torrential weather as well as a growth in mountain glaciers. The effects of this weather were drastic - crops began to fail, livestock didn't produce enough
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Between the years of 1500 and 1700 somewhere between 4000 and 6000 people were tried for witchcraft in Scotland, a much higher number than any of the other British countries attained. This was likely due to the reign of King James VI who was known for his interest in sorcery and magic. He was even
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c. 5), and called “the last witch,” by her defenders. Duncan "shared news of the dead, coughed up ectoplasm (typically muslin), and ventriloquized, so that cabinets appeared to contain speaking mediums". In 1944 she was charged with claiming to be able to conjure the spirits of dead people, found
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Unlike the mass trials and executions found across the rest of the UK, and even the rest of Europe during the early modern period, Ireland's number of prosecutions failed to reach even double figures. It has been suggested that this is due to the lack of religious upheaval in Ireland during this
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Compared to the rest of Britain, Wales had relatively few trials or hunts for witches during the early modern period. Many accusations were made, but finding proof made convicting women as witches rather difficult. The first witch to be trialled and executed in Wales was
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The belief in magic and magical practices has been documented in Britain all the way back until antiquity – the belief that people could have influence over or make predictions about the natural world did not arise only in the 16th century.
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which in part presented his belief that Britain had been fooled into believing in witchcraft by easily explained tricks. The book's success was widespread, but his scepticism in regards to magic was not what drew in most of its admirers;
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Witches no longer were seen as healers or helpers, but rather were believed to be the cause of many natural and man-made disasters. Witches were blamed for troubles with livestock, any unknown diseases and unpredicted weather changes.
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between the years of 1590 and 1592, and led to at least 70 accused witches being condemned to violent torture and in most cases, death. The trials took place after the King experienced terrible storms whilst journeying by ship to
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changed the face of religion in Britain, and it was common belief that this allowed for dark or satanic forces to arise. As a result a law was passed which defined what it was to be a witch and how they must be prosecuted.
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documented as having overseen trials and torture of multiple women accused of witchcraft. Following Scotland's union with England 1707 prosecutions of witches declined as they were more tightly controlled by specific
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and Jacob Russ argue that the rise of witch hunts following a period in which the Church refused to acknowledge their existence (despite their popular belief in medieval Britain) was due to a competition between the
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The death toll in England was significantly lower than that of Scotland, but many notable trials still occurred due to a number of self-proclaimed "witch-hunters". One such witch-hunter was a man from East Anglia,
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milk or meat and people fell ill. During this time there was no knowledge of climate change and little rational explanation could be found, so it is believed by the German historian
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of 1629 to 1637 no trials occurred in Dorchester, it is theorised in Elmer's book that this is because the government of that area was prosperous and felt their order was secure.
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also contained details regarding the belief in and practices of witches - it held sections on alchemy, spirits and conjuring, much of which is thought to have inspired
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It wasn't until the beginning of the 16th century that the Church and the State recognised witchcraft as a legitimate practice, this was in a time of
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time, it has also been suggested by Ireland's general population that this fact may be due to their strong cultural belief in the
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Bergesen, Albert James (April 1977). "Political Witch Hunts: The Sacred and the Subversive in Cross-National Perspective".
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It was not just common folk who believed in the existence of witches and magic, but Royals and the Church as well.
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churches who were both seeking higher numbers of followers. These two economists describe this process as a
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where he would marry Princess Anne. King James VI, having seen authorities in Denmark accuse women such as
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guilty and sentenced to nine months in prison. In 1951, the Witchcraft Act 1735 was replaced with the
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One of Scotland's most notable mass witch trials occurred under the reign and supervision of
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on 11 March 1619, whereas her sister managed to escape, presumably by drugging the guards.
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who traveled Britain holding séances and channeling spirits, was prosecuted under the
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in Britain, and many historians have theorised that these two events are connected.
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There were thought to be many types of witchcraft that one could practice, such as
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However, not everyone was convinced. A member of parliament in England called
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Another book which was thought to play a part in the creation of Macbeth was
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The last documented executions of witches in England occurred during the
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Witch trials and witch related accusations were at a high during the
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3832:Pittenweem witches 3787:Witches of Belvoir 3781:Samlesbury witches 3752:Witches of Warboys 3445:Christian Caldwell 3322:Euphame MacCalzean 3222:Katherine Campbell 3149:Pittenweem witches 3099:Witches of Belvoir 3089:Samlesbury witches 3039:Witches of Warboys 2979:Austin Osman Spare 2969:Madeline Montalban 2674:Witches in fiction 2662:In popular culture 2236:historic treatises 1309:10.1111/ecoj.12498 1303:(613): 2066–2105. 1194:. 15 December 2018 919:10.1353/mrw.0.0015 710:Past & Present 485:English literature 417:Wolfgang Behringer 412:The Little Ice Age 407:The Little Ice Age 396:14 & 15 Geo. 6 355:Lady Alice Kyteler 315:Witches of Belvoir 303: 254:Trier witch trials 226:magic related laws 120: 96:Lady Alice Kyteler 68: 4620: 4619: 4374:Outside of Europe 4352:Lukh witch trials 3848:In Eastern Europe 3662: 3661: 3658: 3657: 3608: 3607: 3574: 3573: 3483:Alexandrian Wicca 3458: 3457: 3436:Witch hunters and 3417:Major Thomas Weir 2992: 2991: 2852: 2851: 2844:George Pickingill 2738: 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Carroll 2863: 2862: 2858:Ceremonial magic 2788: 2787: 2765: 2758: 2751: 2742: 2741: 2669:Magic in fiction 2499:Northern Moravia 2453: 2452: 2433:Papua New Guinea 2401: 2400: 2185:Nine sorceresses 1937:Witches' Sabbath 1786:Ceremonial magic 1776:Apotropaic magic 1570: 1569: 1548: 1541: 1534: 1525: 1524: 1518: 1517: 1481: 1475: 1474: 1448: 1442: 1441: 1416: 1410: 1409: 1407: 1406: 1392: 1386: 1385: 1360: 1354: 1353: 1351: 1350: 1335: 1329: 1328: 1292: 1283: 1282: 1246: 1235: 1234: 1209: 1203: 1202: 1200: 1199: 1184: 1178: 1177: 1151: 1145: 1144: 1118: 1112: 1111: 1095: 1089: 1088: 1086: 1085: 1074: 1065: 1064: 1038: 1032: 1031: 1011: 1001: 995: 994: 968: 962: 961: 945: 939: 938: 902: 896: 895: 893: 892: 878: 872: 871: 845: 839: 838: 836: 835: 825:"Written Charms" 821: 815: 814: 812: 811: 797: 786: 785: 760: 754: 753: 751: 750: 736: 730: 729: 705: 699: 698: 696: 695: 680: 674: 673: 672: 671: 660:"Little Ice Age" 656: 647: 646: 621: 615: 614: 612: 611: 597: 591: 590: 588: 586: 571: 558: 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early modern period in Britain
Witchcraft
cunning folk
laws being passed
trials
Witchcraft Act 1735
9 Geo. 2

alchemy
astrology
witchcraft in Scotland
Lady Alice Kyteler
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Henry VIII
Reginald Scot
The Discoverie of Witchcraft
Shakespeare
Macbeth
Daemonologie
King James VI
Scotland
Witchcraft in early modern Wales
Gwen ferch Ellis
Llandyrnog
poppet
Witch trials in early modern Scotland
magic related laws
King James VI
North Berwick

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