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Diary of Witchfinder General Trials
Diary of Witchfinder General Trials
Written By Mister Gu on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 | 6:03 AM
In 2010, a 350-year-old diary made public for the first time details the terror that faced the victims of Matthew Hopkins’ (the Witchfinder General) witch-hunts during the English Civil War. Between 1645 and 1647, historians believe the self-styled Witchfinder General's bloody crusade across East Anglia resulted in the executions of more than 100 women. The diary is written by Puritan Nehemiah