Top 10 books about witch-hunts

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Top 10 books about witch-hunts Jun 17, 2020 14:50:21 GMT wickedkittiesmom and Zos like this

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Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 17, 2020 14:50:21 GMT

These stories by authors from Elizabeth Gaskell to Jeanette Winterson show how societies in turmoil turn on the most vulnerable

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Zos Elite Member @sydneybean Posts: 15,162 Likes: 12,888	Top 10 books about witch-hunts Jun 18, 2020 11:36:12 GMT Carl LaFong likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zos on Jun 18, 2020 11:36:12 GMT Ta, will give the Jeanette Winterson one a go. The Pendle trials are very interesting.
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Jun 18, 2020 11:36:12 GMT Zos said:

Ta, will give the Jeanette Winterson one a go. The Pendle trials are very interesting.

Indeed. I remember a documentary by Simon Armitage on the BBC a few years ago which I found very interesting:

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Top 10 books about witch-hunts Jun 19, 2020 22:09:20 GMT politicidal and Carl LaFong like this

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Post by lunda2222 on Jun 19, 2020 22:09:20 GMT

Daemonologie isn't in there?

King James VI published that book in 1597 and it was used to capture quite a number of "witches".

It's required reading if you want to go closer in on the subject as far as I'm concerned.

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Top 10 books about witch-hunts

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