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Feb 20, 2023 · In 1968's Witchfinder General, Vincent Price brought to life the notorious 17th century witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins.
Matthew Hopkins (c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War. He was mainly active in East Anglia and claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament.
Sep 12, 2022 · We uncover the true story of Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General who wreaked havoc in 17th century East Anglia, sending women to the gallows for supposedly being witches. Words: Claire Boobbyer.
‘Witchfinder General’, as Hopkins was later infamously known, was a title he actually gave to himself. At most, it is believed the two men merely possessed papers granting them safe passage as they went from town to town - an essential in a time of civil war.
Of the twenty-three women accused of witchcraft, four were said to have died in prison with nineteen later convicted and hanged. Hopkins appears to have assumed the title of Witch-Finder General in 1645, claiming to be officially commissioned by Parliament with the brief to uncover and prosecute witches.
May 30, 2019 · It was the single biggest mass-execution for witchcraft in English history, and it was all the work of one man. Matthew Hopkins was many things: a tavern owner, a former lawyer, a dedicated Puritan. But, to the people of Bury St Edmunds, he had only title worth knowing: Witchfinder General.
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Jun 21, 2018 · Matthew Hopkins, England's so-called 'Witchfinder General', convicted over 300 people of witchcraft. Some met very grisly ends. But was this the whole truth? We spoke to Professor Malcolm Gaskill to find out.
