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Context: elite and popular culture - witchcraft perceptions
What is a polymath,
What does occult mean,
Define culture
10
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Context: Witchcraft and the Reformation
There was increased tension betwe...,
Who was a catalyst for the reform...,
The effect of the protestant refo...
5
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Context: Witches and familiars
What were familiars,
What form did they often take,
What did they believe about famil...
9
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Context: Witches and the Law
Were persecutions always popular,
When were the 3 english witchcraf...,
What was the 1542 witchcraft act
6
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Context: Identifying Witches
Was it a straightforward process,
Who would usually be the number 1...,
Which groups were often accused o...
11
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Perceptions of Witchcraft over time
What was a witch s familiar,
What was the diabolic pact,
What was a sabbat
5
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Reasons for Decline: Fraudulent Cases - Overview
What are our 4 key fraudulent cases,
What was the boy of burton case i...,
What happened to alice gooderidge
16
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Fraudulent Cases: Boy of Burton 1596-97
What did thomas darling confess t...,
Who did darling go hunting with i...,
What happened to darling when he ...
30
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Fraudulent Cases: Pendle Swindle 1634
Who took a keen personal interest,
Who was the case triggered by,
Describe edmund robinson s story
22
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Fraudulent Cases: Demon Drummer of Tedworth 1662
Who was john mompesson,
What was mompesson acting as in m...,
Who was william drury
31
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Fraudulent Cases: Jane Wenham, 1712
What was she known as,
How old was she,
Was this the first story about we...
23
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Reasons for Decline: Judicial Scepticism
Who are the main two judges in ou...,
What was george mackenzie s role,
What did mackenzie do as lord adv...
16
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Sceptical Publications: Reginald Scot - 1584
What was the name of his publication,
Who was he influenced by and what...,
What was he a member of
13
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Sceptical Publications: Samuel Harsnett - 1599
What was his publication titled,
What makes harsnett important,
What was the main argument he put...
19
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Sceptical Publications: Thomas Ady - 1656
What did ady witness in the 1640s,
What were his 3 books,
What does he use in a candle that...
15
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Sceptical Publications: John Webster - 1677
Who was he,
What did he study and where,
What was his job during the civil...
22
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Sceptical Publications: Balthasar Bekker - 1691
What was the name of his key publ...,
Who was bekker,
What philosophy did he ascribe to
17
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Human Understanding - Francis Bacon
What years did he live,
What important jobs did he hold,
What did he contribute to
19
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Human Understanding - Gresham College and the Royal Society
What was established at gresham c...,
What was important about the memb...,
Why was gresham important
21
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Human Understanding - Thomas hobbes
When did hobbes live,
What type of reasoning did he pro...,
What view did he share with desca...
12
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Human Understanding - John Locke
When was he alive,
What was the name of his main pub...,
What did his essay promote
10
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Understanding of the universe: Ptolemy and Copernicus
Who was ptolemy,
What did ptolemy believe about th...,
What methodological approach did ...
11
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Understanding of the universe: Kepler
Who was he,
Influence of tycho brahe who was ...,
Influence of tycho brahe how did ...
15
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Understanding of the universe: Galileo
Life and influences who was he,
Life and influences who did he ci...,
Life and influences what did gali...
16
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Understanding of the universe: Newton
Crucially what was newton,
Forerunners descartes and huygens...,
Forerunners descartes and huygens...
12
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North Berwick witch hunt 1590-1591, 1597
When was the witch hunt,
How many people were affected,
Which group was targeted
35
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