CASE STUDY - BWH Story Flashcards
THE HUNT - how many people were executed?
How many were women?
What was the average age of victims?
600-900
- 7%
- 5 - only 2 wise women accused
THE HUNT - what was hereditary guilt?
What happened as a result of this?
If one family member was targeted, the rest likely targeted, particularly under Dornheim.
Whole families were wiped out.
THE HUNT - what kind of trials took place at the beginning, between 1623-1625?
Where did these start?
When did this change?
Small, isolated trials
Ziel
Mass trials began in 1626
THE HUNT - by 16__, ____ people were ________ and it had spread to _______ where people in _________ were targeted, like the ____________.
a) 1627
b) 130
c) executed
d) Bamberg
e) higher classes
f) Mayor of Bamberg
THE HUNT & TORTURE - when was the Carolina Law Code?
What did it do?
1532
Stated confession was needed to be found guilty & torture can be used to find confessions.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - Emperor Charles introduced the Carolina Law Code. What did he believe?
Witchcraft is a secular crime as well as religious as it will damage society.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - why were the torture methods so extreme?
They believed the devil was inside of the accused.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - give examples of 4 torture methods that was used.
Stocks, the linsten chamber, swords and drudenhaus.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - what are stocks?
Head & arms were put through holes, often with spikes in to pierce the neck, & people would throw rotten fruit & vegetables.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - what was a linsten chamber?
A room covered in spikes.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - how did people use swords as torture?
People were cut with swords & forced to bathe in a lime bath.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - what kind of effects did they torture have?
Physical & psychological
THE HUNT & TORTURE - what was Drudenhaus?
A witch’s prison, built in 1627 to contain 30-40 suspects at a time.
Bible verses on walls to force the devil out & make them confess & spikes on the floor to stop them sleeping.
THE HUNT & TORTURE - who introduced Drudenhaus?
Von Dornheim
THE HUNT - what was the Case of Dorothea Flock?
3
Arrested for witchcraft & her husband appealed to Emperor over concern of D’s treatment but said he treated her well but H continued with suspicions.
Pope told D to send trial documents so D rushed the trial & execution in secret - not allowed.
No opportunity to challenge evidence or for her to be represented in trial.
