A Level OCR History Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries Revision Not

THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE GROWTH AND DECLINE IN THE PERSECUTION OF WITCHES AND THE PERSECUTED (A Level OCR History) Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries Revision Notes

Revision notes for ‘THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE GROWTH AND DECLINE IN THE PERSECUTION OF WITCHES AND THE PERSECUTED’ for Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries OCR History A Level. Use these notes to achieve an A/A*.

Included are detailed and easy to revise from notes, and essay plans with historians interpretations:
• Why was witch-hunting an early modern rather than medieval phenomenon?
• Changing intellectual developments (the intellectual foundations of the witch-hunts)
• Religion - How far did RELIGION contribute to the witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
• Women & Age
• Warfare – How far did WARFARE increase the likelihood of witch-hunts in the C16th and C17th?
• Socio-economic influences (MacFarlane and Thomas 1970’s)
• Urban (towns) VS Rural (Countryside)
• ‘From above’ and ‘from below’ approaches and interpretations
• What were the reasons for the decline in witch persecution?

Also included are plans and notes for the 25 marker essays. Just learn these to achieve full marks. Historical interpretations and ideas are included, which are important to back up your points, enhance your essays and achieve top grades.
Also included are a list of past exam questions from 2019.

These notes combine 2 main textbooks, the ‘my revision notes’ revision guide and historians interpretations from extra sources to gain the top grades.