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matthew hopkins and witchcraft
daemonologie
outlined the monarch (james I) belief in witches and how they should be found and tried
economic problems
civil war and poor harvest lead to people wanting someone to blame
social changes
women were left as widows as a result of the war
strangers moved around with armies or looked for work
religious changes
religious differences increased as puritans believed witchcraft was being used by the royalists
lack of authority
weakened local authoritites and some collapsed all together
influence from the king and matthew stirred fear of witches
hopkins witchcraft trials
torture to extract confessions
stirred up panic and fear of witches
recieved money for each person he caught
used to find witches in east anglia
decline in witchcraft
economic and social change slowed down
more rational attitudes
creation of royal society and scientific thinking
attitudes to women
misogyny
viewed as inferior
punishment
tried and death by hanging