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Product Identifiers
PublisherPegasus Books
ISBN-101643137700
ISBN-139781643137704
eBay Product ID (ePID)4050378917
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Book TitleRoyal Witches : Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRoyalty, Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca)
Publication Year2021
IllustratorYes
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorGemma Hollman
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-300617
ReviewsThe way Hollman deftly untangles royal lineages and courtly machinations to bring sky to the stories of these women makes me want to accuse her of witchcraft. Well done., Hollman, who has a master's degree in medieval history, provides an in-depth account of each woman's rise to power and then chronicles the events of the time. A meticulous historical analysis., An important and timely book looking at royal women who faced envy and political attack in the guise of accusations of witchcraft., Some of history's most overlooked witches finally have their day in a smart expose boiling over with intriguing women., Even readers familiar with the basic history of the Wars of the Roses will see aristocratic skulduggery in a strikingly fresh way in Royal Witches , as we continue to grapple with the treatment of women who rise to important positions even in our own time., This introduces new readers, in the most accessible and colorful way, to a group of royal women who certainly deserve more public notice than they have hitherto received.
Dewey Edition23/eng/20221019
Dewey Decimal133.4/30820941
SynopsisThe stories of four royal women, their lives intertwined by family and bound by persecution, unravel 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.
LC Classification NumberBF1581.H635 2021
