Witchcraft close witchcraftIn a historical context, this was thought to be a kind of magic that could be used to cause harm to people or property. Witches were often accused of obtaining their ...

7. There was a 17th-century “Witchfinder General” In 1645 witch fever gripped East Anglia. A man called Matthew Hopkins, the self-proclaimed “Witchfinder General”, was paid to clear towns ...

Reader Christine Prior reviews a dark, moody, though-provoking production currently showing at Bury Theatre Royal ...

As the self-styled Witch Finder General, Matthew Hopkins presented himself as a parliamentary official tasked by the government with hunting down witches across East Anglia in the 1600s.

A Tryal of Witches' will be performed at Theatre Royal ... self-appointed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins spreads panic, warning of dark forces at work. A failing harvest and an unexplained ...