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Early Modern Torture as Associated with Witchcraft in England and Germany
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Early Modern Torture as Associated with Witchcraft in England and Germany While witchcraft was not new, during the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries accusation and persecution of this crime reached an all time high (Hole 21). This was a pan European phenomenon; witches were found all across Europe in countries such as England, France, Germany, and Switzerland. With the rise of the printing press, literature on witchcraft cases was available for everyone from the highest bishop to the lowest peasant to read or hear about and take action (Seth 99). As the rumors spread and printed trial records circulated throughout Europe about the first few witchcraft trials, people began to grow more suspicious of neighbors or anyone who might have done them wrong. It rapidly became clear that anyone could be a witch and anyone could accuse someone of witchcraft. Soon the notion had spread that Europe was crawling with...
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