Matthew Hopkins, Witch Finder General
Matthew Hopkins (ca. 1620 - 1647) was an English witchhunter whose career flourished in the time of the English Civil War. He held, or claimed to hold, the office of Witch-finder General, though this was not a title ever bestowed by Parliament, and conducted witch-hunts in the counties of Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and other eastern counties of England. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxviii)
Picture No
10252767
Media ID
46526570
Size
3327px x 4381px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/HARRY PRICE
Source
Frontispiece woodcut from Hopkins' Discovery of Witches'. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxviii)
Date
circa 1647
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