Timeline 1486-1736

Question 1

1486

Answer 1

Malleus Maleficarum

Question 2

1542

Answer 2

First Witchcraft Act

Question 3

1543

Answer 3

Nicholas Copernicus “on the Revolution of Heavenly Sphere” is published

Question 4

1563

Answer 4

Second Witchcraft Act

Question 5

1584

Answer 5

Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft published

Question 6

1597

case

Answer 6

The Boy of Burton case

Question 7

1597 (not boy of burton)

Answer 7

Gresham College founded

Question 8

1599

Answer 8

Samuel Harsnett’s A discovery of Fraudulent Practisies of John Darrel Published.

Question 9

1604

Answer 9

Third Witchcraft Act

Question 10

1605

Answer 10

Francis Bacon’s Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Divine and Human published

Question 11

1609

Answer 11

Johannes Kepler’s Astronomia Nova published

Question 12

1632

Answer 12

Galileo Galilei Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems published

Question 13

1634

Answer 13

Pendle Swindle case

Question 14

1655

Answer 14

Thomas Hobbes’s De Corpore published

Question 15

1656

Answer 15

Thomas Ady’s A Candle in the Dark published

Question 16

1658

Answer 16

Thomas Hobbes’s De Homine published

Question 17

1660

Answer 17

The royal society founded

Question 18

1662

Answer 18

The Demon Drummer of Tedworth case

Question 19

1677

Answer 19

John Webster’s The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft published

Question 20

1687

Answer 20

Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica published

Question 21

1689

Answer 21

Sir John Holt appointed Lord Chief justice

Question 22

1690

Answer 22

John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding published

Question 23

1691

Answer 23

Balthasar Bekker’s The Enchanted World published

Question 24

1712

Answer 24

The Jane Wenham case

Question 25

1736

Answer 25

The repeal of Witchcraft legislation in Britain

Question 26

When was the Malleus Maleficarum published?

Answer 26

1486

Question 27

When was the first witchcraft act?

Answer 27

1542

Question 28

When was Nicolas Copernicus's "on the revolution of heavenly spheres" published?

Answer 28

1543

Question 29

When was the second witchcraft act?

Answer 29

1563

Question 30

When was Reginald Soct's "The Discoverie of Witchcraft" published?

Answer 30

1584

Question 31

When was the Boy of Burton case?

Answer 31

1597

Question 32

When was Gresham College founded?

Answer 32

1597

Question 33

When was Samual Harsnett's "A Discovery of the Freadulent Practices of John Darrel" published?

Answer 33

1599

Question 34

When was the third witchcraft act?

Answer 34

1604

Question 35

When was Francis Bacon's "Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Divine and Human" published?

Answer 35

1605

Question 36

When was Johannes Kepler's "Astronomia Nova" published?

Answer 36

1609

Question 37

When was Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning Two chief World Systems" published?

Answer 37

1632

Question 38

When was the Pendle Swindle case?

Answer 38

1634