New Witchcraft Statute of 1604 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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In what year was the new Witchcraft Statute passed that changed English witchcraft legislation?
In what year was the new Witchcraft Statute passed that changed English witchcraft legislation?
1604
What did English courts require before 1604 to prosecute witchcraft cases?
What did English courts require before 1604 to prosecute witchcraft cases?
Tangible evidence of maleficium
What was the most significant change introduced by the 1604 statute?
What was the most significant change introduced by the 1604 statute?
Making conjuring spirits a capital offence
What was the name of James I's book about witchcraft published in Scotland?
What was the name of James I's book about witchcraft published in Scotland?
Daemonologie
According to Stephen Pumfrey, what did the Lancashire trials of 1612 represent?
According to Stephen Pumfrey, what did the Lancashire trials of 1612 represent?
A fusion of elite & popular beliefs
What were familiars in English witchcraft beliefs?
What were familiars in English witchcraft beliefs?
Companion animals that served witches
What religious institution closed in Lancashire during 1536-41 that had provided charity?
What religious institution closed in Lancashire during 1536-41 that had provided charity?
Whalley Abbey
How did prosecution requirements change after 1604?
How did prosecution requirements change after 1604?
Could execute for conjuring w/o harm proof
How were village healers using 'white' magic viewed in Lancashire before 1604?
How were village healers using 'white' magic viewed in Lancashire before 1604?
Often tolerated or valued
Whose household was involved in the significant 1594 witchcraft case in Lancashire?
Whose household was involved in the significant 1594 witchcraft case in Lancashire?
Nicholas Starkie