Royal witches, witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England, Gemma Hollman
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- Queens -- Great Britain -- History
- Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, 1528-1572
- Joan, Queen of Navarre, 1370?-1437
- Witches -- Great Britain -- History
- Eleanor, of Gloucester, Duchess, 1391-1447
- Witch hunting -- Great Britain -- History
- Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492
- Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, 1416?-1472
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Royal witches, witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England, Gemma Hollman
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eng
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Includes bibliographical reference (pages [283]-314) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Royal witches
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bibliography
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Gemma Hollman
Sub title
witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England
Summary
This story of four royal women, their lives intertwined by family and bound by persecution, unravels the history of witchcraft in fifteenth-century England"Until the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties--Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville--were accused of practicing witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king. Some of these women may have turned to the dark arts in order to divine the future or obtain healing potions, but the purpose of the accusations was purely political. Despite their status, these women were vulnerable because of their gender, as the men around them moved them like pawns for political gains. In Royal Witches, Gemma Hollman explores the lives and the cases of these so-called witches, placing them in the historical context of fifteenth-century England, a setting rife with political upheaval and war. In a time when the line between science and magic was blurred, these trials offer a tantalizing insight into how malicious magic would be used and would later cause such mass hysteria in centuries to come"--, Amazon.com
Table of contents
Magic in the late medieval period -- Joan of Navarre. Duchess of Brittany ; Our most dear mother ; In the most evil and terrible manner imaginable -- Eleanor Cobham. A very noble lady ; From mistress to princess ; The Duchess and the Witch of Eye ; Alle women may beware by me -- Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville. Lively, beautiful and gracious ; From woods to rivers ; A common noise of witchcraft ; The mother, the queen and the mistress ; A royal coven of witches
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