France Flashcards
why was witch hunting in the borders of france worse
The Main reason for hunts in peripheral regions of France was the courts here had greater independence from governmental control such as Bordeaux 1609 on periphery
how many provincial courts were there
8
what were local witchcraft cases required to do
regional appeal courts were controlled by 8 provincial parlements in Paris
when and were should all cases be appealed to
Paris parlements
1624
when did parlements actually support trails
in the 1590s in Normandy
what is absolutism
the centralised of royal control
where was witchcraft worse in france
places which were resistant to the French monarchy’s absolutism = possible royal judges hunted witches to curb rebellion
what was the impact of the Paris parlements have on sentences
had a negative effect on witchcraft decreasing the number of hunts
when was the last use of torture in Paris
1593
why was france so ecclesiastically volatile
it was the centre of the protestant reformation
what happened after the protestant reformation
it became unstable
with certain areas changing their religious affiliation more than once and others becoming religiously pluralistic
when was the French period of religious tolerance
1598 to 1685
what did period religious tolerance mean
means there were many religiously divided area
what did religious contrasts mean for witchcraft
the close proximity to a rival faith may have strengthened consciousness of the devil
what is the estimated persecution
2000
