Mist Over Pendle

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Findlay, Alison (2002), "Sexual and spiritual politics in the events of 1633–1634 and The Late Lancashire Witches", in Poole, Robert (ed.), The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories, Manchester University Press, pp.146–165, ISBN 978-0-7190-6204-9 Pendle Witch Trials hillside artwork: Bishop of Burnley speaks out". BBC News. BBC. 10 May 2012 . Retrieved 18 August 2022. Pumfrey, Stephen (2002), "Potts, plots and politics: James I's Daemonologie and The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches", in Poole, Robert (ed.), The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories, Manchester University Press, pp.22–41, ISBN 978-0-7190-6204-9 Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth

Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA18012 Openlibrary_edition Really enjoyed this book. It’s based on fact, and some of the characters are real. The only thing I struggled with was some of the writing and words i’ve never heard before. Also the chapters where quite long which i’m not a fan of. The minor elements of romance (after all, she was there to find a dowry if not a husband) were handled delicately and left me smiling For some reason, it's just never interested me......sooooooo tell me why you enjoyed the book 'Mist Over Pendle' so much? What's the fascination?In modern times the witches have become the inspiration for Pendle's tourism and heritage industries, with local shops selling a variety of witch-motif gifts. Burnley's Moorhouse's produces a beer called Pendle Witches Brew, and there is a Pendle Witch Trail running from Pendle Heritage Centre to Lancaster Castle, where the accused witches were held before their trial. [15] The X43 bus route run by Burnley Bus Company has been branded The Witch Way, with some of the vehicles operating on it named after the witches in the trial. [84] Pendle Hill, which dominates the landscape of the area, continues to be associated with witchcraft, and hosts a hilltop gathering every Halloween. [85] Cronin, Frances (17 August 2011), "The witch trial that made legal history", BBC Online , retrieved 10 December 2012

Mullett, Stephen (2002), "The Reformation in the Parish of Whalley", in Poole, Robert (ed.), The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories, Manchester University Press, pp.88–104, ISBN 978-0-7190-6204-9 Richards, Jeffrey (2002), "The 'Lancashire novelist' and the Lancashire witches", in Poole, Robert (ed.), The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories, Manchester University Press, pp.166–187, ISBN 978-0-7190-6204-9 Altham continued with his judicial career until his death in 1617, and Bromley achieved his desired promotion to the Midlands Circuit in 1616. Potts was given the keepership of Skalme Park by James in 1615, to breed and train the king's hounds. In 1618, he was given responsibility for "collecting the forfeitures on the laws concerning sewers, for twenty-one years". [78] Having played her part in the deaths of her mother, brother, and sister, Jennet Device may eventually have found herself accused of witchcraft. A woman with that name was listed in a group of 20 tried at Lancaster Assizes on 24 March 1634, although it cannot be certain that it was the same Jennet Device. [79] The charge against her was the murder of Isabel Nutter, William Nutter's wife. [80] In that series of trials the chief prosecution witness was a ten-year-old boy, Edmund Robinson. All but one of the accused were found guilty, but the judges refused to pass death sentences, deciding instead to refer the case to the king, Charles I. Under cross-examination in London, Robinson admitted that he had fabricated his evidence, [79] but even though four of the accused were eventually pardoned, [81] they all remained incarcerated in Lancaster Gaol, where it is likely that they died. An official record dated 22 August 1636 lists Jennet Device as one of those still held in the prison. [82] These later Lancashire witchcraft trials were the subject of a contemporary play written by Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome, The Late Lancashire Witches. [83] Even though I was born, brought up and still live a few miles from Pendle Hill, I've never read any of the books about the Pendle witches What they discover brings them face to face with the horrifying possibility that a coven of witches is assembling, preparing to unleash a campaign of evil and destruction...

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It was perhaps difficult for the judges charged with hearing the trials – Sir James Altham and Sir Edward Bromley – to understand King James's attitude towards witchcraft. The king was head of the judiciary, and Bromley was hoping for promotion to a circuit nearer London. Altham was nearing the end of his judicial career, but he had recently been accused of a miscarriage of justice at the York Assizes, which had resulted in a woman being sentenced to death by hanging for witchcraft. The judges may have been uncertain whether the best way to gain the King's favour was by encouraging convictions, or by "sceptically testing the witnesses to destruction". [12] Events leading up to the trials [ edit ] Elizabeth Southerns' family [13] Anne Whittle's family [13] The official publication of the proceedings by the clerk to the court, Thomas Potts, in his The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster, and the number of witches hanged together – nine at Lancaster and one at York – make the trials unusual for England at that time. It has been estimated that all the English witch trials between the early 15th and early 18th centuries resulted in fewer than 500 executions; this series of trials accounts for more than two per cent of that total. See also: European witchcraft Pendle Hill from the northwest. On the right is the eastern edge of Longridge Fell, which is separated from Pendle Hill by the Ribble valley.

It has been estimated that all the English witch trials between the early 15th and early 18th centuries resulted in fewer than 500 executions, so this one series of trials in July and August 1612 accounts for more than two per cent of that total. [74] Court records show that Lancashire was unusual in the north of England for the frequency of its witch trials. Neighbouring Cheshire, for instance, also suffered from economic problems and religious activists, but there only 47 people were indicted for causing harm by witchcraft between 1589 and 1675, of whom 11 were found guilty. [75] You know, i don't really know why i'm so interested in the pendle witches. I first read about them in a large format book called ' Witchcraft and demonolgy' oooh years ago. Ever since i've been fascinated by them. I've never been to the area although i'd love too one day. In 1977 there was a bbc drama called 'The Witches of Pendle' anyone seen that? , and that really increased my interest even more ( terrific drama, wish it was available again).Chorlton Arts Festival", Chorlton Arts Festival, archived from the original on 21 September 2013 , retrieved 13 May 2012