The Influence of Lord Chief Justice Sir John Holt, 1689–1710 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards

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Holt's tenure as Lord Chief Justice (years)

1689-1710

No. of accused witches Holt acquitted

Approx. 11-12

Year of Sarah Murdock case

1701

Richard Hathaway's punishment for false accusation

1 year prison + 3 sessions in pillory

Last witch executed in England & year

Alice Molland, 1684

Last witch executed in Scotland & year

Janet Horne, 1727

What 1736 Witchcraft Act declared

Magic & witchcraft were not real

Year of Ruth Osborne mob attack case

1751

Holt's predecessor as Lord Chief Justice

Matthew Hale (1671-76)

Total executed for witchcraft in Britain

More than 1,500

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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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