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The Lancashire witch craze:

Jennet Preston and the Lancashire witches, 1612
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Carnegie, 1995 - History - 212 pages

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Interesting - best book on the subject as far as research and presentation of context for the witch stories and trials. Read full review

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An enjoyable book this one looking at the dark days of persecution on the grounds of alledged withchcraft in our nations history and the holocaust that enshued here and worldwide. Looking at the ... Read full review

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Contents

The Investigation
1
The Silencing of Dissention
5
Jennets Homeland
7
Copyright

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TitleThe Lancashire witch craze: Jennet Preston and the Lancashire witches, 1612
AuthorJonathan Lumby
Editionillustrated
PublisherCarnegie, 1995
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized21 Oct 2008
ISBN1859360254, 9781859360255
Length212 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft & Wicca
History / Europe / Great Britain
History / General
Religion / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
  
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