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Woodcut portrait of witch-finder Mathew Hopkins

Mathew Hopkins (d1647) witch - finder of Manningtree, Essex, England. In 1645 Hopkina had 60 people executed for witchcraft in Essex alone. He fell under suspicion himself and was 'swum' as a witch. He floated so was found guilty and executed. Woodcut circa 1830.

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Woodcut portrait of witch-finder Mathew Hopkins

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Mathew Hopkins (d1647) witch - finder of Manningtree, Essex, England. In 1645 Hopkina had 60 people executed for witchcraft in Essex alone. He fell under suspicion himself and was 'swum' as a witch. He floated so was found guilty and executed. Woodcut circa 1830

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Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive

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2448 x 4900 px | 34.3 MB

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20.7 x 41.5 cm | 8.2 x 16.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

17TH CENTURY • 17TH • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • BEARD • BOOT (SHOE) • BOOTS • BRITAIN • BRITISH CULTURE • CAPE • ENGLAND'S • ENGLAND • ESSEX • FULL LENGTH • FULL-LENGTH • GREAT BRITAIN • GREAT-BRITAIN • HAND ON HIP • HAT • HATS • HAT • HEADGEAR • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HISTORY. • HUMAN REPRESENTATION • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • MALE LIKENESS • MANNINGTREE • NINETEENTH CENTURY • NO PEOPLE • OCCULT • PRINT • SORCERY • STANDING • SUPERSTITION • U. K. • UNITED KINGDOM • VERTICAL LINES • VERTICAL • WITCH HUNT • WITCH • WITCHCRAFT • WITHOUT PEOPLE • WOODBLOCK PRINT • WOODCARVING • WOODCUT • XIX CENTURY • XVII CENTURY • XYLOGRAPHY