Bibliograph

Royal witches, witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England, Gemma Hollman

Type

Label

Royal witches, witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England, Gemma Hollman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical reference (pages 283-314) and index

Illustrations

genealogical tablesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Royal witches

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1104456013

Responsibility statement

Gemma Hollman

Sub title

witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England

Summary

This story of four royal women, their lives intertwined by family and bound by persecution, unravels the history of witchcraft in fifteenth-century England

Table Of Contents

Magic in the late medieval period -- Joan of Navarre. Duchess of Brittany ; Our most dear mother ; In the most evil and terrible manner imaginable -- Eleanor Cobham. A very noble lady ; From mistress to princess ; The Duchess and the Witch of Eye ; Alle women may beware by me -- Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville. Lively, beautiful and gracious ; From woods to rivers ; A common noise of witchcraft ; The mother, the queen and the mistress ; A royal coven of witches

Target audience

adult

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