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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Another history book where I find the title misleading to its actual content - not sure if that's the author or the publisher who is marketing the book? This is more about 15th century politics than witchcraft but having said, I really enjoyed it. The author writes an engaging narrative and I was fascinated to learn about Joan of Navarre and Eleanor Cobham (who are largely forgotten now) and how accusations of witchcraft was a political tool to gain wealth and/or destroy the men around them.
Where the title dosen't reflect the content is the sections on Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville. These sections were more a narrative of their lives and witchcraft accusations was such a small part and not written about in-depth, likely because they didn't suffer like Joan and Eleanor because Jacquetta and Elizabeth had politics on their side? Perhaps if the political factions that accused them of witchcraft, hadn't failed the consequences for Jacquetta and Elizabeth may have been very different?
What would have made this book a five star read for me would have been more content about the context of witchcraft at that time, as it was at the beginning of the 1400's that witchcraft was beginning to gather credibility as a "crime" and lead to the witch trials and terrible burnings and hangings of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Where the title dosen't reflect the content is the sections on Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville. These sections were more a narrative of their lives and witchcraft accusations was such a small part and not written about in-depth, likely because they didn't suffer like Joan and Eleanor because Jacquetta and Elizabeth had politics on their side? Perhaps if the political factions that accused them of witchcraft, hadn't failed the consequences for Jacquetta and Elizabeth may have been very different?
What would have made this book a five star read for me would have been more content about the context of witchcraft at that time, as it was at the beginning of the 1400's that witchcraft was beginning to gather credibility as a "crime" and lead to the witch trials and terrible burnings and hangings of the 16th and 17th centuries.
challenging
informative
slow-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
slow-paced
Another history book where I find the title misleading to its actual content - not sure if that's the author or the publisher who is marketing the book? This is more about 15th century politics than witchcraft but having said, I really enjoyed it. The author writes an engaging narrative and I was fascinated to learn about Joan of Navarre and Eleanor Cobham (who are largely forgotten now) and how accusations of witchcraft was a political tool to gain wealth and/or destroy the men around them.
Where the title dosen't reflect the content is the sections on Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville. These sections were more a narrative of their lives and witchcraft accusations was such a small part and not written about in-depth, likely because they didn't suffer like Joan and Eleanor because Jacquetta and Elizabeth had politics on their side? Perhaps if the political factions that accused them of witchcraft, hadn't failed the consequences for Jacquetta and Elizabeth may have been very different?
What would have made this book a five star read for me would have been more content about the context of witchcraft at that time, as it was at the beginning of the 1400's that witchcraft was beginning to gather credibility as a "crime" and lead to the witch trials and terrible burnings and hangings of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Where the title dosen't reflect the content is the sections on Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville. These sections were more a narrative of their lives and witchcraft accusations was such a small part and not written about in-depth, likely because they didn't suffer like Joan and Eleanor because Jacquetta and Elizabeth had politics on their side? Perhaps if the political factions that accused them of witchcraft, hadn't failed the consequences for Jacquetta and Elizabeth may have been very different?
What would have made this book a five star read for me would have been more content about the context of witchcraft at that time, as it was at the beginning of the 1400's that witchcraft was beginning to gather credibility as a "crime" and lead to the witch trials and terrible burnings and hangings of the 16th and 17th centuries.
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
**Review to come**
**Review to come**