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   Witchfinder General is a 1966 novel written by Ronald Bassett. It tells the heavily fictionalized story of Matthew Hopkins, a notorious 17th-century witch-hunter.

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   Jun 23, 2015 · In this tense and chilling novel Ronald Basset brings to life the nightmarish figure of Matthew Hopkins, a man responsible for the deaths of more than 300 women and who, almost single-handedly, caused more people to be hanged for witchcraft in two years than in the whole of the previous century.

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   In this tense and chilling novel Ronald Basset brings to life the nightmarish figure of Matthew Hopkins, a man responsible for the deaths of more than 300 women and who, almost single-handedly, caused more people to be hanged for witchcraft in two years than in the whole of the previous century.

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   • Author: Ronald Bassett

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6. www.amazon.com › Witchfinder-General-RonaldWitchfinder General: Ronald Bassett: 9781906527044: Amazon ...

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   Aug 1, 2008 · Ronald Bassett's vivid, gripping novel chronicles the adventures of Matthew Hopkins, self-appointed Witchfinder General. While the country is in the grip of civil war, Matthew Hopkins seeks out the servants of Satan, tearing through the Eastern Counties on a bloody rampage of lust and torture, delivering the country from evil through the ...

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   • Author: Ronald Bassett

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   But a specific historical milestone was the rediscovery of the Hopkins trials of the 1640s in Ronald Bassett’s 1966 novel ‘Witchfinder General’. Bassett was an ex-naval PR man who wrote historical novels exploring the seamier side of military and naval adventure.

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   May 12, 2021 · Witchfinder General. England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain local power by exploiting village superstitions.

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   Is Witchfinder General a true story?

   • Witchfinder General is a 1966 novel written by Ronald Bassett. It tells the heavily fictionalized story of Matthew Hopkins, a notorious 17th-century witch-hunter .

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   Who was a witchfinder general?

   • 2. There really was a Witchfinder General Around 1645, Matthew Hopkins (1620–1647) made a profitable career in witch hunting throughout Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk, charging 20 shillings per town for his services (that’s around £20 in today’s money). He is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of 300 women over the course of two years.

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   Is Witchfinder General a Western?

   • Witchfinder General is, among many things, an English Western set during a Civil War, featuring horse chases across open country and a clearly delineated contest between good and evil, one in which characters are gunned down and revenge is sweet. Landscape is, of course, an essential component of Westerns.

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   Are there historical inaccuracies in Witchfinder General?

   • There are glaring historical inaccuracies in Witchfinder General: Hopkins, for example, was a 25 year-old Puritan fanatic at the time of the witch-hunt while Vincent Price was a 56-year old veteran of 75 films.

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    Ronald Bassett's vivid, gripping novel chronicles the adventures of Matthew Hopkins, self-appointed Witchfinder General.