{"product_id":"witchland-marion-gibson-hardcover","title":"Witchland - Marion Gibson (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf the witchfinders came to your town, who would you have believed – and what would you have done?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1640s, Britain was swept up in a brutal witch hunt. The economic uncertainty and religious extremism fuelled by the English Civil War created a climate of fear. Neighbours turned on each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWomen and the poor were especially vulnerable, scapegoated by the powerful looking for someone to blame. In the resulting hysteria – which would, just a few decades later, provide a handbook for the Salem trials – hundreds of innocent people were killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving from village to village in Scotland and England, Professor Marion Gibson reveals how accusations grew out of everyday tensions – poverty, grief, and resentment – and how entire communities took part in persecuting the vulnerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on newly uncovered historical records, this gripping account restores the voices of those accused of witchcraft. Vivid and intimate, Witchland shows that these were ordinary people with extraordinary stories, largely forgotten by history, caught up in suspicion and moral panic. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54443679252817,"sku":"9781398545144","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/4618\/2960\/files\/Witchland.jpg?v=1785423832","url":"https:\/\/lattesandliterature.com\/products\/witchland-marion-gibson-hardcover","provider":"Latte's and Literature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}