Matthew Hopkins (c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War. He was mainly active in East Anglia and claimed to …

Matthew Hopkins was an English witch-hunter during a witchcraft craze of the English Civil Wars. Little is known of Hopkins before 1644, but apparently he had been a lawyer, practicing in …

Matthew Hopkins, Witch-Finder General. He and his associates are believed to have been responsible for the deaths of 300 women, accused of witchcraft, between 1644 and 1646…

Aug 17, 2023 · Matthew Hopkins, known infamously as the “Witchfinder General,” would come to define a period rife with paranoia and persecution. He was a man driven by a belief system …

Matthew Hopkins (c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was a witch-hunter. His 3-year career began in 1645 during the time of the English Civil War and ended in 1647. Matthew and his colleague …

In reality, the fearsome Matthew Hopkins was nothing more than an opportunist who used the suspicions of others and the torture of innocents to make himself a very rich man.

Matthew Hopkins, a lawyer and the self-proclaimed Witchfinder General, was at the centre of these accusations. Hopkins began searching for witches in East Anglia in 1645 alongside his...

Jul 24, 2020 · Matthew Hopkins was an infamous witch-hunter during the 17th century, who published “The Discovery of Witches” in 1647, and whose witch-hunting methods were applied …

Sep 11, 2022 · Unremarkable in death but terrifying in life, Matthew Hopkins grew up in a God-fearing household in Great Wenham, Suffolk, to become Britain’s self-styled Witchfinder …

May 13, 2017 · Portrait of Matthew Hopkins, “The Celebrated Witch-finder” from the 1837 edition of ‘The Discovery of Witches’. Photo credit. James heightened the public anxiety around black …