The Lancashire witches
Subtitle: histories and stories
By: edited by Robert Poole.
Contributors: Poole, Robert.
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave; Brand: Manchester University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Witchcraft -- England -- Pendle -- History -- 17th century -- Congresses.; Witches -- Congresses.; Trials (Witchcraft) -- England -- Pendle -- History -- 17th century -- Congresses.; Witchcraft -- Congresses.; Paganism -- Congresses.; Neopaganism -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: A study of England's biggest and best-known witch trial, which took place in 1612 when ten witches from the forest of Pendle were hanged at Lancaster. A little-known second trial occured in 1633-4, when up to nineteen witches were sentenced to death.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-218) and index.
Eight of the ten essays are from a conference held Apr. 23-24, 1999 at St. Martin's College.