Bibliograph

Witch trials, Alix Wood

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Witch trials, Alix Wood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

Illustrations

genealogical tablesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Witch trials

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

857775955

Responsibility statement

Alix Wood

Series statement

Why'd they do that? Strange customs of the past

Summary

From a modern perspective, it seems incredible that people were once executed for practicing witchcraft. Yet, in medieval Europe and colonial America, more than 12,000 lost their lives this way. The proof of witchery was often as scanty as a physical deformity or as outrageous as the water test: If the tied-up suspect floated in water, they were guilty; if they sunk, they were innocent!

Target audience

juvenile

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Creator