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The Witches of St Osyth (Hardcover)
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The Witches of St Osyth (Hardcover)
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An emotive, haunting story of a community torn apart, the Essex
witch accusations and trial of 1581-2 are, taken together, one of
the pivotal instances of that malign and destructive wave of
misogynistic persecution which periodically broke over early modern
England. Yet, for all their importance in the overall study of
witchcraft, the so-called witches of St Osyth have largely been
overlooked by scholars. Marion Gibson now sets right that neglect.
Using fresh archival sources - and investigating not just the
village itself, but also its neighbouring Elizabethan hamlets and
habitations - the author offers revelatory new insights into the
sixteen women and one man accused of sorcery while asking wider,
provocative questions about the way history is recollected and
interpreted. Combining landscape detective work, a reconstruction
of lost spaces and authoritative readings of crucial documents,
Gibson skilfully unlocks the poignant personal histories of those
denied the chance to speak for themselves.
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