J B Kingsbury
Biographic Data
| ID | 5433875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J B Kingsbury |
| GIVEN NAMES | J B |
| FAMILY NAME | Kingsbury |
| SIGNATURE | KINGSBURY J B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Last Witch of England
JANE Wenham was the last person to be condemned to death as a witch in England. Her case in 1712 became the immediate basis for a spirited controversy. The fecund intellectual developments of the seventeenth century had prepared the way for a rational discussion of the supernatural. The Royal Society was exerting an everwidening influence. A new rationalism and scientific temper was extant in this age of Boyle and Newton. Thomas Hobbes had pointe…
The Last Witch of England
JANE Wenham was the last person to be condemned to death as a witch in England. Her case in 1712 became the immediate basis for a spirited controversy. The fecund intellectual developments of the seventeenth century had prepared the way for a rational discussion of the supernatural. The Royal Society was exerting an everwidening influence. A new rationalism and scientific temper was extant in this age of Boyle and Newton. Thomas Hobbes had pointe…
The Last Witch of England
JANE Wenham was the last person to be condemned to death as a witch in England. Her case in 1712 became the immediate basis for a spirited controversy. The fecund intellectual developments of the seventeenth century had prepared the way for a rational discussion of the supernatural. The Royal Society was exerting an everwidening influence. A new rationalism and scientific temper was extant in this age of Boyle and Newton. Thomas Hobbes had pointe…
Art (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Fishery (1 work) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 work) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (1 work) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work) · Witch (1 work)