History A-Level
Personal quarrel and maleficium
What Personal quarrel and maleficium means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Personal quarrel and maleficium
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The case began with Alizon Device's encounter with John Law, the refusal of pins and his subsequent illness, interpreted through the lens of maleficium after her confession.
Topics that use Personal quarrel and maleficium
- Paper 3, Option 33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750 - 2 The Lancashire witches of 1604–13 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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