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Paperback Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England: A History of Sorcery and Treason Book

ISBN: 0755602757

ISBN13: 9780755602759

Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England: A History of Sorcery and Treason

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Treason and magic were first linked together during the reign of Edward II. Theories of occult conspiracy then regularly led to major political scandals, such as the trial of Eleanor Cobham Duchess of Gloucester in 1441. While accusations of magical treason against high-ranking figures were indeed a staple of late medieval English power politics, they acquired new significance at the Reformation when the 'superstition' embodied by magic came to be...

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