Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
Years of East Anglian witch-hunt
Years of East Anglian witch-hunt
1645-47
3 economic factors fueling witch-hunt
3 economic factors fueling witch-hunt
Crop failures, enclosure, Civil War inflation
Years of catastrophic farming conditions
Years of catastrophic farming conditions
1645-46
Ergot
Ergot
Fungal disease affecting wheat & rye
Effects of ergotism
Effects of ergotism
Headaches, vomiting, spasms, hallucinations
Wheat price increase 1646 (%)
Wheat price increase 1646 (%)
20 percent
Year weekly assessment tax introduced
Year weekly assessment tax introduced
1643
Weekly assessment vs Ship Money (Eastern Association)
Weekly assessment vs Ship Money (Eastern Association)
12 times higher
Acres Sir Miles Sandys enclosed at Sutton
Acres Sir Miles Sandys enclosed at Sutton
4,000 acres
Puritan interpretation of economic disasters
Puritan interpretation of economic disasters
Punishment from God
