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Royal witches : witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England Cover Image Book Book

Royal witches : witchcraft and the nobility in fifteenth-century England / Gemma Hollman.

Hollman, Gemma, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1643133322
  • ISBN: 9781643133324
  • Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 283-314) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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Subject: Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, 1528-1572.
Eleanor, of Gloucester, Duchess, 1391-1447.
Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, 1416?-1472.
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492.
Witches > Great Britain > History.
Witch hunting > Great Britain > History.
Queens > Great Britain > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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Allentown Public Library 133.43 HOLL (Text) 34455006752360 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Available -

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