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Remaking English Society

Social Relations and Social Change in Early Modern England

by Steve Hindle, John D. Walter, Lindsay O'Neill, Malcolm J Gaskill, Naomi Tadmor, Paul Griffiths, Phil Withington, Tim Stretton, Alexandra Shepard1, Adam Fox2, Andy Wood3, Craig Muldrew4, Helen M Berry5, Henry French6 ...

A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the volume reconstruct the fissures and connections that developed both within and between social groups during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Focusing on the experience of rapid ... Read more

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A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the volume reconstruct the fissures and connections that developed both within and between social groups during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Focusing on the experience of rapid
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The Ruin of All Witches

Life and Death in the New World

by Malcolm Gaskill ...

**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In ... Read more

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**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In
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Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

by Malcolm Gaskill ...

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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and ... Read more

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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and
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Worlds of Fear and Wonder

Living with the Supernatural, Past and Present

by Malcolm Gaskill ...

Haunting stories of our enduring emotional ties to the supernatural, from medieval ghosts and early modern witches to twentieth-century mediums and contemporary horror.The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained ... Read more

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Haunting stories of our enduring emotional ties to the supernatural, from medieval ghosts and early modern witches to twentieth-century mediums and contemporary horror.The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained
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The Ruin of All Witches

Life and Death in the New World

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**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In ... Read more

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**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In
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Between Two Worlds

How the English Became Americans

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In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants -- entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike -- faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very, very long way away.In Between Two Worlds, celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill ... Read more

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In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants -- entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike -- faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very, very long way away.In Between Two Worlds, celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill
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Witchfinders

A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy

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By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, exploited the anxiety and lawlessness of the time and initiated a brutal campaign to drive out the presumed evil in their midst. ... Read more

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By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, exploited the anxiety and lawlessness of the time and initiated a brutal campaign to drive out the presumed evil in their midst.
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Worlds of Fear and Wonder

Living with the Supernatural, Past and Present

by Malcolm Gaskill ...

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The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained charged with divine and diabolic forces, but so was the mundane, where witches and conjurers, rotten harvests, and sweeping sicknesses lurked. During the First World War, ... Read more

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The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained charged with divine and diabolic forces, but so was the mundane, where witches and conjurers, rotten harvests, and sweeping sicknesses lurked. During the First World War,
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Between Two Worlds

How the English Became Americans

by Malcolm Gaskill ...

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Over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America in the seventeenth century, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future on distant shores. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these early English migrants—entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike—sought to re-create their old country in the new land.Yet as Malcolm Gaskill reveals in Between ... Read more

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Over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America in the seventeenth century, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future on distant shores. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these early English migrants—entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike—sought to re-create their old country in the new land.Yet as Malcolm Gaskill reveals in Between
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Witchcraft

A Very Short Introduction

by Malcom Gaskill ...

Narrated by Victor Bevine ...

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4 hours 32 min

Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is—or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and ... Read more

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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is—or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and
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Exhumed

Unearthing the History of the American Vampire

by Aaron Mahnke ...

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An engrossing and macabre exploration of the folklore and early medical practices that led to the New England Vampire Panic in the 1890s, from critically acclaimed podcaster and bestselling author Aaron Mahnke.What would drive a man to exhume the body of his daughter and remove her heart? That question has haunted Aaron Mahnke, creator and host of the award-winning podcast Lore. Fueled by a decade ... Read more

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An engrossing and macabre exploration of the folklore and early medical practices that led to the New England Vampire Panic in the 1890s, from critically acclaimed podcaster and bestselling author Aaron Mahnke.What would drive a man to exhume the body of his daughter and remove her heart? That question has haunted Aaron Mahnke, creator and host of the award-winning podcast Lore. Fueled by a decade
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The Kill Jar

Obsession, Descent, and a Hunt for Detroit’s Most Notorious Serial Killer

by J. Reuben Appelman ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

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7 hours 7 min

Four children were abducted and murdered outside of Detroit during the winters of 1976 and 1977, their bodies eventually dumped in snow banks around the city. J. Reuben Appelman was six years old at the time the murders began and had evaded an abduction attempt during that same period, fueling a lifelong obsession with what became known as the Oakland County Child Killings.Autopsies showed the ... Read more

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Four children were abducted and murdered outside of Detroit during the winters of 1976 and 1977, their bodies eventually dumped in snow banks around the city. J. Reuben Appelman was six years old at the time the murders began and had evaded an abduction attempt during that same period, fueling a lifelong obsession with what became known as the Oakland County Child Killings.Autopsies showed the
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