Tony McAleavy

Gebundenes Buch

The Last Witch Craze

John Aubrey, the Royal Society and the Witches

Beschreibung

A fascinating account of man of letters John Aubreyâ s investigation into the witch craze in 17th century England and the remarkable witch trials in Wiltshire. John Aubrey and other leading figures in the Royal Society promoted belief in witchcraft. Aubrey also had a dark secret. He personally practised a form of black witchcraft.

Autor

Tony McAleavy has a degree in History from the University of Oxford and was formerly schools history adviser for Gloucestershire Local Education Authority. He has written many school textbooks on different history topics for Cambridge University Press, Harper-Collins and Hodder Education, and has also written extensively for English Heritage. He was for many years the academic editor of the Cambridge University Press school history list and in his current role as research director of an education charity he writes and publishes frequently on the subject of education reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amberley Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781445698427
• ISBN-10: 1445698420
• Artikelnr.: 62383557