History GCSE
Witchcraft
What Witchcraft means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Witchcraft
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A legally defined secular crime made a capital offence by the 1542 Witchcraft Act, driven by religious changes and economic tensions.
Topics that use Witchcraft
- Option 10: c1500–c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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