{"product_id":"discovery-of-witches","title":"Entdeckung der Hexen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when fear of witchcraft enters a courtroom—and the clerk tells the prosecution’s story?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Discovery of Witches, Thomas Potts records the Pendle witch trials from inside the Lancaster court. Poor people from Lancashire face accusations of witchcraft. Among them is Alizon Device, whose encounter with the pedlar John Law helps set the case in motion. Her grandmother, Elizabeth Southerns, is known locally as Old Demdike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting at the judges’ request, Potts presents accusations, examinations, confessions and evidence, alongside his own commentary. His account brings you close to the proceedings, but it is no balanced view: he defends the verdicts and praises the judges. Reading him means watching both a trial unfold and an official version take shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA landscape of fear\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter the poor hill country around Pendle, where older customs and faiths persist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe people behind the accusations\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Old Demdike, a healer whose local reputation forms part of the story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA gathering under suspicion\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the prosecution’s claim that a meeting at Malkin Tower brings witches together to plan harm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvidence before the judges\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the charges and witnesses as Potts reports what the court hears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA clerk with a purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – Notice how Potts uses his account to defend verdicts and please powerful men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of true crime, Lancashire history and the early modern period who want to examine a witch panic through a partisan court record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and enter the Pendle trials with a questioning eye.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534625964380,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04713_en_ebook-front_c28.jpg?v=1792174975","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/entdeckung-der-hexen","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}