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A review by laurenjpegler
Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts by Tracy Borman
3.0
(I did skim read a lot of this because it wasn’t all relevant to my dissertation and I simply don’t have the time to read the rest!)
Tracy Borman is such a good writer; she can even make the sad tales of women being hunted for witchcraft interesting and spectacular. This was such an fascinating way into looking at witches during James’ reign - she focused on one particular case that branches out into all different things (evidence/proof, examination, tests, how they were tried, their punishments, etc.). I had never heard of the case she wrote of!
A very interesting and insightful read!
Tracy Borman is such a good writer; she can even make the sad tales of women being hunted for witchcraft interesting and spectacular. This was such an fascinating way into looking at witches during James’ reign - she focused on one particular case that branches out into all different things (evidence/proof, examination, tests, how they were tried, their punishments, etc.). I had never heard of the case she wrote of!
A very interesting and insightful read!