The Pendle Witch Fourth Centenary Handbook

Book ID:
8480
Title:
The Pendle Witch Fourth Centenary Handbook
Subtitle:
History and Archaeology Fact and Fiction
Author:
'Clayton, John A'
ISBN number:
9780955382192
Publisher name:
Barrowford Press
Place of publication:
Lancashire, UK
Edition number:
1
Book type:
paperback
First edition date:
2012
Pages:
182
Dewey decimal number:
133.430941CLA
Dust jacket:
No
Language:
English
Photographs:
Yes
Illustrations:
Yes
Bibliography:
Yes
Height (cm):
248
Width (cm):
188
Notes:

Intended for the 'casual reader', rather than the historian or academic. Includes the social context of the lead up to the accusations and trials, the key characters and locations. Looking back from the present day (2012) to the trials 400 years ago, the 'evidence' and subsequent accounts considered in the light of more modern dating techniques to test authenticity.