All 11 questions on Changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain, as a list
June 2025, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): ‘John Webster’s The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft (1677) had the most significant impact on changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c
June 2024, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): ‘The impact of sceptic publications on attitudes to witchcraft in Britain, in the years c1580–c1750, was limited.’ How far do you agree with this judgement?
June 2023, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the publication of Samuel Harsnett’s A Discovery of the Fraudulent Practices of John Darrel (1599) had the most significant impact on
June 2022, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): ‘There was a steady growth in scepticism about witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
November 2021, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584) had the most significant impact on changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britai
October 2020, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the case of the Boy of Burton (1597) was the most significant reason for the growth of scepticism in the years c1580–c1750?
June 2019, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the work of Balthasar Bekker was the key development in the growth of scepticism in the years c1580-c1750?
June 2019, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): ‘It was the influence of Lord Chief Justice Holt that was the most significant factor in changing attitudes to witchcraft in the years c1580-c1750.’ How far do
June 2018, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the Pendle Swindle of 1634 was the most significant development in the growth of scepticism in the years c1580–c1750?
June 2018, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): How significant were the writings of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in the process of undermining the belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580–c1750?
June 2017, Paper 33, Q4 (20 marks): ‘Sceptic publications had a significant impact on attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
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