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Testing the Witch-finder General

Mistley, Essex, England (map) Dated: 1620 - 1645
In the 17th century, the idea of witches and witchcraft was taken very seriously. People were employed to hunt out witches. The most feared Witchfinder of all was Matthew Hopkins. Find out what happened, when he himself stood accused of sorcery.

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Name: Sophia Maundral 15th November 2009
Doing the witch craze at school, and wanted more infomation for my essay that I have to do. Most of the information I found I already knew but just little bits of informatin that I found on this website, that I wrote in gave me more marks. My teacher is very happy with my essay and now uses this website in his classes. Thank you for all of the information - it was a big help!!!
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