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Matthew Hopkins, Witch-Finder General

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Matthew Hopkins wrote a pamphlet (the picture shows a small part of this) justifying his witch-finding activities. However, legend has it that the concerns about how he could identify witches without the help of the Devil himself saw him tried and convicted of witchcraft himself.

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5th Jun 2005 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
Citizenship, English, History

Key Stages:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3

Keywords:
Witchcraft Witch-finder Mistley Hopkins witch devil pamphlet woman women accuse burn stake

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