The Discovery of Witches - Softcover

Hopkins, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490446095 ISBN 13: 9781490446097

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Matthew Hopkins (c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was an English witchhunter whose career flourished during the time of the English Civil War. He claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament. His witchhunts mainly took place in the eastern counties of Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk, and occasionally in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and Huntingdonshire. Hopkins' witch-finding career began in March 1646 and lasted until his retirement in 1647. During that period, he and his associates were responsible for more people being hanged for witchcraft than in the previous 100 years, and were solely responsible for the increase in witch trials during those years. He is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of 300 women between the years 1644 and 1646.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1490446095
• ISBN 13: 9781490446097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 28