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The Bewitching of Anne Gunter : a Horrible and True Story of Deception, Witchcraft, Murder, and the King of England.

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 other...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sharpe, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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  • The BEWITCHING of ANNE GUNTER A horrible and true story of deception, witchcraft, murder, and the King of England; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Anne's Story; Chapter 2 Some Unexpected Consequences of a Football Match; Chapter 3 Many Strange Tortures; Chapter 4 Witchcraft; Chapter 5 The Oxford Connection; Chapter 6 The Witch-trial at A bingdon; Chapter 7 Demonic Possession and the Politics of Exorcism; Chapter 8 Anne Meets the King; Chapter 9 Loose Ends, Tied and Untied; Notes and References; Index