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Diagnostic Misconceptions - Witch Trials

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The instability in the 1640s made Matthew Hopkin’s witch trials more intense. It is argued that prosecutions of witches was more common during times of political instability. The trials of witches were used to show authority when the authorities felt threatened.

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