Witch trials
By: Alix Wood
Edition: First edition.
Series: Why'd they do that? Strange customs of the past; Why'd they do that? Strange customs of the past
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781433995927; 9781433995934
Subjects: Trials (Witchcraft); Juvenile literature; Witchcraft
Description: From a modern perspective, it seems incredible that people were once executed for practicing witchcraft. Yet, in medieval Europe and colonial America, more than 12,000 lost their lives this way. The proof of witchery was often as scanty as a physical deformity or as outrageous as the water test: If the tied-up suspect floated in water, they were guilty; if they sunk, they were innocent!
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: What's a witch trial?; title: How to spot a witch; title: Witches' accessories; title: European witch trials; title: Witch-finder general; title: Confessions; title: Punishments; title: Salem witch trials; title: Famous witch trials; title: Curses and cures; title: The Pendle witches; title: The witches of Bamberg; title: Witch trials today; title: Glossary; title: For more information; title: Index.