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All 5 questions on The Lancashire witches of 1604–13, as a list June 2024, Paper 33, Q2 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the beliefs and conduct of Judges Bromley and Altham determined the outcome of the trial of the Lancashire witches in 1612?June 2022, Paper 33, Q2 (20 marks): ‘The role of Roger Nowell was the most important factor in the extent of the witch hunt in Lancashire.’ How far do you agree with this judgement?November 2021, Paper 33, Q2 (20 marks): To what extent was the cause of the Pendle witch hunts economic?June 2019, Paper 33, Q1 (20 marks): Assess the value of the source for revealing beliefs in the power of witches and the organisation of witch-hunts in early seventeenth-century Lancashire. ExplaiJune 2017, Paper 33, Q2 (20 marks): ‘The Witchcraft Act of 1604 was the principal cause of the Lancashire witchcraze of 1612.’ How far do you agree with this statement?Nearby topics: Changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason The North Berwick witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the aftermath to 1597 The Great Witch Hunt, in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32 Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian witch craze, 1645–47 Cotton Mather and the Salem witch hunt, 1692–93 The whole bank Questions, mark schemes and examiner’s reports are © Pearson Edexcel, from their published past papers. Plumi isn’t affiliated with any exam board. Want whole papers? Full past papers .
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