The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories

This book is the first major study of England's biggest and best-known witch trial which took place in 1612, when ten witches were arraigned and hung in the village of Pendle in Lancashire. The book has equal appeal across the disciplines of both History and English Literature/Renaissance
Studies, with essays by the leading experts in both fields. Includes helpful summaries to explain the key points of each essay. Brings the subject up-to-date with a study of modern Wicca and paganism, including present-day Lancashire witches. Quite simply, this is the most comprehensive study of any
English witch trial.


Author: Robert Poole
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 01/02/2003
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.20w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9780719062049

About the Author

Robert Poole is Reader in History at St. Martin's College, Lancaster