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The Lancashire Witches is a historical novel is based on the true story of the Pendle witches, who were executed in 1612 for causing harm by witchcraft. Ainsworth based his story largely on the official account of the Lancashire witch trials written by the clerk to the court, Thomas Potts, first published in 1613 under the title The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster. The trials took place not quite seven years after the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in an attempt to kill King James and the Protestant aristocracy. It was alleged that the Pendle witches had hatched their own gunpowder plot to blow up Lancaster Castle, although historian Stephen Pumfrey has suggested that the "preposterous scheme" was invented by the examining magistrates.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length24 hrs 30 mins
Narrated byStanley Green
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 21, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction Chapter 1: The Lancashire Witches
27Book 2 Chapter 6: The Lancashire Witches
2Introduction Chapter 2: The Lancashire Witches
28Book 2 Chapter 7: The Lancashire Witches
3Introduction Chapter 3: The Lancashire Witches
29Book 2 Chapter 8: The Lancashire Witches
4Introduction Chapter 4: The Lancashire Witches
30Book 2 Chapter 9: The Lancashire Witches
5Introduction Chapter 5: The Lancashire Witches
31Book 2 Chapter 10: The Lancashire Witches
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6Introduction Chapter 6: The Lancashire Witches
32Book 2 Chapter 11: The Lancashire Witches
7Introduction Chapter 7: The Lancashire Witches
33Book 2 Chapter 12: The Lancashire Witches
8Introduction Chapter 8: The Lancashire Witches
34Book 2 Chapter 13: The Lancashire Witches
9Introduction Chapter 9: The Lancashire Witches
35Book 2 Chapter 14: The Lancashire Witches
10Introduction Chapter 10: The Lancashire Witches
36Book 2 Chapter 15: The Lancashire Witches
11Book 1 Chapter 1: The Lancashire Witches
37Book 2 Chapter 16: The Lancashire Witches
12Book 1 Chapter 2: The Lancashire Witches
38Book 2 Chapter 17: The Lancashire Witches
13Book 1 Chapter 3: The Lancashire Witches
39Book 3 Chapter 1: The Lancashire Witches
14Book 1 Chapter 4: The Lancashire Witches
40Book 3 Chapter 2: The Lancashire Witches
15Book 1 Chapter 5: The Lancashire Witches
41Book 3 Chapter 3: The Lancashire Witches
16Book 1 Chapter 6: The Lancashire Witches
42Book 3 Chapter 4: The Lancashire Witches
17Book 1 Chapter 7: The Lancashire Witches
43Book 3 Chapter 5: The Lancashire Witches
18Book 1 Chapter 8: The Lancashire Witches
44Book 3 Chapter 6: The Lancashire Witches
19Book 1 Chapter 9, Pt. 1: The Lancashire Witches
45Book 3 Chapter 7: The Lancashire Witches
20Book 1 Chapter 9, Pt. 2: The Lancashire Witches
46Book 3 Chapter 8: The Lancashire Witches
21Book 1 Chapter 10: The Lancashire Witches
47Book 3 Chapter 9: The Lancashire Witches
22Book 2 Chapter 1: The Lancashire Witches
48Book 3 Chapter 10: The Lancashire Witches
23Book 2 Chapter 2: The Lancashire Witches
49Book 3 Chapter 11: The Lancashire Witches
24Book 2 Chapter 3: The Lancashire Witches
50Book 3 Chapter 12: The Lancashire Witches
25Book 2 Chapter 4: The Lancashire Witches
51Book 3 Chapter 13: The Lancashire Witches
26Book 2 Chapter 5: The Lancashire Witches
52Book 3 Chapter 14: The Lancashire Witches
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