Witchcraft - Basic information
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- Created on: 31-05-13 19:37
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- Why Women?
- Women were often punished more harshly than men.
- Christianity portrayed women as easily manipulated by the devil.
- People said had the power to make men do evil things.
- Many men feared or hated women. This was called Miscogyny
- Witchcraft
- Evidence of Witchcraft
- Unusual marks on the body
- If they floated when thrown in the water
- Two proven witches swearing the accused was a witch too
- Possessed children acting as accusers.
- "Witness accounts"
- Confessions.
- If they did not bleed when pricked with a needle
- Those found guilty were usually hanged
- Many others died from unofficial "trials"
- "Trials" included "The Swimming Test"
- Many others died from unofficial "trials"
- Mathew Hopkins
- Accused 36 women of witchcraft - often tortured them to confess.
- 19 were hanged
- Called himself the Witch hunter General
- Earned money for each witch that was executed
- Accused 36 women of witchcraft - often tortured them to confess.
- Evidence of Witchcraft
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