![]() ![]() He took the office of Witchfinder General upon himself, very much self appointed, and he was never officially recognised by parliament. ![]() Oh boy, this was a harrowing tale, made more so by the fact that Matthew Hopkins actually existed, and the trials are well documented. In trying to understand his motives, she also uncovers some dark secrets going back to when they were very young, but in doing so, she puts her own life in peril. ![]() Matthew is a cruel, troubled, sullen individual, with a persona of evil about him.Īlice discovers that not only is Matthew a man of influence these days, but he is also a merciless hunter of witches! His very name incites terror in the hearts of ordinary people for miles around.Īlice does her best to reign Matthew in, but he won't be thwarted in his quest to bring these so called witches to trial. She will be living with her brother Matthew Hopkins 'The Witchfinder General'. ![]() London 1645, and Alice Hopkins finds herself pregnant, and having to return to her home village of Manningtree, Essex, after the death of her husband. Long before the Salem witch trials, there were the Manningtree witch trials in Essex England, and for many women it was a time of pure terror. ![]()
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