The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards

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King James and Daemonologie
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Year Daemonologie was published

1597

Sceptic James aimed to counter in Daemonologie

Reginald Scot

Two characters in Daemonologie dialogue

Philomathes (sceptic) & Epistemon (knowledgeable)

Mark acquired when witch renounced baptism

Devil's mark

Test involving throwing suspect into water

Swimming test

Why women more vulnerable to Devil per James

Easily led astray (like Eve deceived by serpent)

Dates of North Berwick witch trials

1590-91

James' attitude to witchcraft by 1600

Sceptical of accusations, sought false witches

Three parts of Daemonologie covered

Magic/necromancy, sorcery/witchcraft, spirits/spectres

James' main reasons for writing Daemonologie

Counter sceptics & prove witchcraft real, justify punishment

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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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