Project Gutenberg 2010-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 4600 Notestein, Wallace 1878 1969 12000128 A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Meredith Bach, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718" by Wallace Notestein is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This detailed analysis explores the phenomenon of witchcraft in England during a significant period of English history, investigating societal beliefs, trials, and their implications across different social strata. The text aims to present a pure narrative of witch trials while also addressing the politics and public perceptions surrounding such events. The opening of the work introduces Notestein's methodology and scope, highlighting the necessity for a chronological exploration of significant witch trials and the pervasive misinformation that has surrounded the topic. The author aims to correct historical inaccuracies and provide a thorough examination of how witchcraft beliefs were intertwined with the social and political fabric of the time. Notestein shares his intentions to synthesize various sources, and notes the historical context starting from the rise of witchcraft legislation under Queen Elizabeth I, emphasizing an urgency to confront the complexities of legal and societal responses to witchcraft across the specified time frame. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Witchcraft -- England -- History BF Text Witchcraft Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1273299 2025-08-13T04:40:47.647025 text/html 1228508 2010-03-05T09:30:44 text/html 503002 2025-08-13T04:41:11.609899 application/epub+zip 522323 2025-08-13T04:40:54.082010 application/epub+zip 502041 2025-08-13T04:40:51.167002 application/epub+zip 1030437 2025-08-13T04:41:22.872881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 879830 2025-08-13T04:41:08.655901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 840993 2022-09-14T12:14:26.254928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 878504 2025-08-13T04:40:43.649054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 878258 2010-03-05T09:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 878408 2010-03-05T09:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20336 2025-08-13T04:41:23.059820 application/rdf+xml 19853 2025-08-13T04:40:51.906986 image/jpeg 4389 2025-08-13T04:40:51.545987 image/jpeg 328951 2010-03-05T09:30:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 385962 2010-03-05T09:30:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 328858 2010-03-05T09:30:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 466620 2025-08-13T04:40:47.723990 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia