THE self-proclaimed Witchfinder-General, Matthew Hopkins, has become one of the iconic figures of 17th-century England. The witch-hunt led by Hopkins was, by far, the biggest staged in England ...

Witch-prickers are the stuff of horror films but they did exist and in 17th Century Scotland one woman decided it looked like a good job.

Matthew Hopkins earned a small fortune securing evidence and oversaw the largest single witch trial in England at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, where 18 people were hanged Tigon Film Productions ...

In the 1600s, self-proclaimed witch hunter Matthew Hopkins stirred public panic with his book, “The Discovery of Witches,” as competing Catholics and Protestants sought to attract new ...

Witchfinder General is one of the most downbeat horror films ever made in Britain, so it follows that its central character, real-life witch hunter Matthew Hopkins, should be one of the most ...

Vincent Price played Matthew Hopkins in the 1968 film Witchfinder General Hopkins (c.1620-1647) lived in Mistley, Essex and his first accusation was in neighbouring Manningtree.