Chapter 2 - 1500-1700
Many historians argue that Matthew Hopkins was the most important figure for driving witch hysteria during the middle of the 17th century. Hundreds of people, predominantly women, would lose their lives in witch trials in England as a result of Hopkin’s methods of interrogation and subsequent executions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Witch Hysteria, Wise Women, Interrogation Methods, the Importance of Confession, Attitudes Towards Women, The Witchcraft Act, Enlightenment, The Royal Society.
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