Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 option: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580-c1750 June 2018 question paper 9HI0/33

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

Assess the value of the source for revealing how trials were conducted at Salem and the reasons why they came to an end.

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

2 ‘The lack of a strong central government was responsible for the outbreak of the North Berwick witch hunt in 1590 and the spread of witch hunts in Scotland in the years to 1597.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that it was the growing cost of witch hunting that brought an end to the East Anglian witch hunts in the years 1645–47?

How far do you agree that the Pendle Swindle of 1634 was the most significant development in the growth of scepticism in the years c1580–c1750?

How significant were the writings of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in the process of undermining the belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580–c1750?