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what was the effect of the civil war
it led to a collapse in central authority
this affected local church courts as they were disbanded, prior to the war the church courts were in charge of witchcraft cases
how did authority breakdown during the civil war
assess were disrupted
the traditional authority of the gentry had been undermined
the religious background
east Anglia was the heart land of puritan support
the puritans believed that Charles I was an agent of Satan due to him being catholic
what economic consequences arose from the civil war
the civil war caused poverty across the country
moral regulation
the absence of assizes led too communities taking matters into their own hands
what was Hopkins previous experiences with witches
he claimed that there were witches meetings near his house
where did Hopkins and Sterne choose too go
they preferred written invitations
most of the communities they went too were noted for their godly enthusiasm
most of the villages had destroyed church images
how much did Hopkins and Sterne make
they could make more money in a week than most people earned in a year
in 1645 in Ipswich a tax was introduced so that they could be paid
areas that witnessed prosecutions
manningtree (1645) chelmsford (1645) bury st edmunds (1645) great Yarmouth ( 1645-46) Huntingtonshire (1646) Northamptonshire (1646) cambridgeshire ( 1647)
opposition to Sterne and Hopkins
the parliamentary newspaper the moderate intelligencer (1645) raised concerns about the activities of Hopkins and Sterne
a Huntington minister compared them to catholic inquisitors
methods too extract confessions
isolation in small cells
sleep deprivation
cutting the accused to see if they bled
looking for a witches mark
making them recite the lords prayer
results of some of the trials
the Chelmsford trial 19 were hanged
the Suffolk trials resulted in 18 deaths
in Aldeburgh 7 were hanged
