Witch-Hunting in the Holy Roman Empire (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards

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No. executed in Bamberg witch-hunt (1623-32)

~900 people

Peak years of Bamberg witch-hunt

1623-1632

Prince-bishop

Bishop with civil & judicial authority over a territory

Holy Roman Empire time period

962-1806

Cuius regio, eius religio principle

Religion of ruler determines religion of region

Counter-Reformation

Catholic reform movement opposing Protestant Reformation

3 factors for severe German witch-hunts

Fragmented authority, Reformation conflict, weak legal framework

Areas with most intensive witch persecution in Germany

Catholic prince-bishoprics

Bamberg Prince-Bishop from 1623

John George II Fuchs von Dornheim

Jesuits

Society of Jesus, Roman Catholic order, founded 1534

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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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