Royal witches : from Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville
Hollman, Gemma2021
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Place reservation for Royal witches : from Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth WoodvilleUntil the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties - Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and Elizabeth Woodville - were accused of practising witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king. Some of these women may have turned to the dark arts, but the purpose of the accusations was purely political. Despite their status, these women were vulnerable because of their gender as the men around them moved them like pawns for political gains. In this book, Gemma Hollman explores the lives and the cases of these so-called witches. In a time when the line between science and magic was blurred, these trials offer a tantalising insight of how malicious magic would be used and cause such mass hysteria in centuries to come.
Main title:
Royal witches : from Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville / Gemma Hollman.
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Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2021.
Collation:
352 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2019.
ISBN:
9780750998062 (pbk)
Dewey class:
133.4'3'0820941133.430820941
Language:
English
Subject:
Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, 1528-1572Eleanor, of Gloucester, Duchess, 1391-1447Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, 1416?-1472Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492Witches -- Great Britain -- HistoryWitch hunting -- Great Britain -- HistoryQueens -- Great Britain -- HistoryParanormalBiography: royaltyCollected biographiesEuropean historyHistoryWitchcraft
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3219714
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