Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 option: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580-c1750 June 2017 question paper 9HI0/33

Study the source in the Source Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing what people believed about witches and the nature of the punishment of witches in late sixteenth century Scotland.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

2 ‘The Witchcraft Act of 1604 was the principal cause of the Lancashire witchcraze of 1612.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far does the role of Governor Phips explain the end of the Salem witch hunt (1692–93)?

4 ‘Sceptic publications had a significant impact on attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How significant was the impact of scientific discoveries on ideas during the period c1580–c1750?