A Trial of Witches

In Gilbert Geis' and Ivan Bunn's A Trial of Witches, the authors present us with yet another factual case of two people who were hanged because judicial officials actually believed they were guilty of being witches. This case involves Amy Denny and Rose Cullender, both of who were hanged to death in Bury St. Edmunds as a result of the trial. Known as the Lowestoft Trial (where Rose Cullender lived), this trial was so significant that it would be used as evidence of witches at the Salem Witch Trials three decades later. Yet, the authors do more than merely relate the account of the shocking trial, for they also give us an analysis of the culture and period. In this way, we are able to see how s

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