By the spring of 1645, civil war had extracted a terrible toll upon England. Disease was rife, apocalyptic omens appeared in the skies, and idolators were detected in very shire. In a remote corner of Essex two obscure gentlemen began interrogating women suspected of witchcraft, triggering the most brutal witch-hunt in English history. "Witchfinders" is a spellbinding study of how Matthew Hopkins - the "Witchfinder General" - and John Stearne extended their campaign across East Anglia, driven by godly zeal.
Author: Gaskill, Malcolm
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
Date Published: 01 April 2007
Edition: paperback / softback
Paperback, 364 pages
Condition: New
Isbn13: 9780719561214