Widespread Witch-Hunting Between 1590-1597 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes

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When did the North Berwick witch trials occur?

1590-91

How many main factors did historians identify as causing widespread witch-hunting in Scotland 1590-1597?

Five

What book did James VI write partly as a result of the North Berwick trials?

Daemonologie

What political condition allowed local officials to pursue witch-hunts with limited oversight?

Weak central control

What environmental crises occurred in Scotland by 1597?

Famine and disease

How did Scotland compare to England regarding patriarchal society?

Scotland was more patriarchal

How did Scottish jury verdicts differ from English ones?

Scotland used majority verdicts

What was Gilly Duncan's occupation?

Servant

What role was John Fian accused of holding?

Leader of the witches' coven

What was Agnes Sampson's occupation?

Wise woman and midwife

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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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