Witchcraft 2
Cards (21)
- How many people were executed for witchcraft in England between 1542 and 1736?
- What event did Hopkins stir up between 1645 and 1647?
- What was the most widespread episode of executions for witchcraft in English history?
- What percentage of witchcraft accusations were made against women?
- What theory do many historians have regarding the witch hunts?
- Who were often accused of witchcraft?
- What roles did 'cunning women' or 'wise women' typically hold?
- Why were 'cunning women' or 'wise women' widely respected?
- Why did some powerful men dislike 'cunning women' or 'wise women'?
- Who else was targeted during the witch hunts?
- What philosophical movement was taking hold in England later in the 17th century?
- What was the basis of the Enlightenment movement?
- Where did scientists and philosophers gather during the Enlightenment?
- What effect did the rational attitude of the Enlightenment have on belief in witches?
- When was the last recorded execution for witchcraft in England?
- What happened to witchcraft in England in 1736?
- How were those who claimed to be 'witches' viewed after 1736?
- What years mark the timeline of witchcraft executions in England?
- What was the societal impact of the mass panic about witches?
- What was the significance of the Royal Society during the Enlightenment?
- How did the Enlightenment change perceptions of witchcraft?