History A-Level
Rival witchcraft families and reputation
What Rival witchcraft families and reputation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Old Demdike and Old Chattox were rival matriarchs whose families were already reputed as witches and were drawn into the case.
Topics that use Rival witchcraft families and reputation
- 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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