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What made Germany vulnerable to widespread witch-hunting compared to other European countries?

Fragmented political & judicial authority

What dual role did prince-bishops in Bamberg hold from 1242 onwards?

Religious authority & political power

When was the Jesuit order (Society of Jesus) founded?

1534

What did the ceiling painting in St Michael's church, Zeil explicitly connect?

Protestantism and witchcraft

When was Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen appointed prince-bishop of Bamberg?

1609

Which method did von Aschhausen NOT use to force Protestant conversion?

Offering financial rewards for conversion

Who was the victim of the first Bamberg witch trial in 1595?

Margarethe Pemmerin

Von Aschhausen's 1610 witchcraft ordinance coincided with what event?

Protestant rebellions in Bohemia

How many suspected witches were executed under von Aschhausen's tenure?

Approximately 300

Which year saw the peak number of witch trials in Bamberg according to the timeline?

1629

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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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