Yorkshire Witches

Stories and witches and witchcraft in Yorkshire. We no longer believe in witches as our ancestors once did. However, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, any unforeseen or unexplained events were likely to be attributed to witchcraft.The stories of the individuals within this book show how superstition and prejudice played an important and powerful part in the lives of the populace of Yorkshire from the Middle Ages right through to the nineteenth century

• | Author: Eileen Rennison
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: Aug 15, 2012
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781445602929
• | ISBN-10: 144560292X