John Webster's The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, 1677 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards

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John Webster's dates and professions

1610-82, doctor and preacher

Where Webster studied chemistry and medicine

Gresham College

When 'The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft' was published

1677

Webster's central belief about witches

They existed but lacked supernatural powers

Who Webster challenged regarding witchcraft beliefs

Joseph Glanvill and Meric Casaubon

Who made false charges in the Pendle Swindle (1634)

Edmund Robinson

Webster's explanation for Roland Jenks case deaths (1577)

Natural poisons (actually typhus)

Webster's overall conclusion about witchcraft accusations

All could be ascribed to natural causes

Trevor-Roper's explanation for witch-hunt decline

Clergy power over people's lives decreased

Webster's unique approach to investigating witchcraft

Used first-hand evidence and scientific method

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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