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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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| Summary |
In 1604, 20-year-old Anne Gunter was bewitched: she foamed at the mouth, contorted wildly in her bedchamber, went into trances. Her garters and bodices were perpetually unlacing themselves. Her signature symptom was to vomit pins and "she voided some pins downwards as well by her water or otherwise." Popular history at its best, "The Bewitching of Anne Gunter" opens a fascinating window onto the past. It's a tale of controlling fathers, willful daughters, nosy neighbors, power relations between peasants and gentry, and village life in early-modern Europe. Above all it's an original and reveal. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Gunter, Anne, active 16th century-17th century.
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Gunter, Anne, active 16th century-17th century. |
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James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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James I, King of England, 1566-1625. |
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Witchcraft -- England -- History.
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Witchcraft. |
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England. |
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History. |
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- England -- History.
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Trials (Witchcraft) |
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Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625.
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1603-1625 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Print version: Sharpe, James. Bewitching of Anne Gunter : A Horrible and True Story of Deception, Witchcraft, Murder, and the King of England. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2012 9780415926911 |
| ISBN |
9781136055980 (electronic book) |
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1136055983 (electronic book) |
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1136055983 |
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186197048X |
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9781861970480 |
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