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- English
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About this book
"A fascinating tale of witchcraft and skulduggery in darkest Yorkshire in the early 19th century.Ā .Ā .Ā . An extraordinary story, brilliantly told." ā
Books Monthly
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On the morning of March 20, 1809, the woman who had earned herself the title of "The Yorkshire Witch" was hanged at York's New Drop gallows before an estimated crowd of twenty thousand peopleāmany of them victims of her hoaxes and extortion.
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A consummate con artist, Mary Bateman was adept at identifying the psychological weaknesses of the desperate and poor who populated the growing industrial metropolis of Leeds. Exploiting their fears and terror of witchcraft, Mary was well placed to rob them of their worldly goods, yet she did much more than cause misery and penury. Though tried and convicted of only one murder, the contemporary belief that she was a serial killer is doubtlessly accurate.
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A meticulously researched retelling of Mary Bateman's life and death, and the macabre legacy of her mortal remains, The Yorkshire Witch is also a "wealth of social historyĀ .Ā .Ā . about the lives of servants; housing conditionsĀ .Ā .Ā . the rise in religious fervourĀ .Ā .Ā . the prevalence of superstitious beliefsĀ .Ā .Ā . accounts of early toxicology; how crimes were prosecuted; the treatment of female convicts; and public executions" ( Crime Review).
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On the morning of March 20, 1809, the woman who had earned herself the title of "The Yorkshire Witch" was hanged at York's New Drop gallows before an estimated crowd of twenty thousand peopleāmany of them victims of her hoaxes and extortion.
Ā
A consummate con artist, Mary Bateman was adept at identifying the psychological weaknesses of the desperate and poor who populated the growing industrial metropolis of Leeds. Exploiting their fears and terror of witchcraft, Mary was well placed to rob them of their worldly goods, yet she did much more than cause misery and penury. Though tried and convicted of only one murder, the contemporary belief that she was a serial killer is doubtlessly accurate.
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A meticulously researched retelling of Mary Bateman's life and death, and the macabre legacy of her mortal remains, The Yorkshire Witch is also a "wealth of social historyĀ .Ā .Ā . about the lives of servants; housing conditionsĀ .Ā .Ā . the rise in religious fervourĀ .Ā .Ā . the prevalence of superstitious beliefsĀ .Ā .Ā . accounts of early toxicology; how crimes were prosecuted; the treatment of female convicts; and public executions" ( Crime Review).
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eBook ISBN
9781473863897Subtopic
Social Science BiographiesTable of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 āA knavish and vicious dispositionā
- Chapter 2 Mrs Mooreās Screws
- Chapter 3 From The Hand Of Miss Blythe
- Chapter 4 āCrist is comingā
- Chapter 5 A Long Distance Dupe
- Chapter 6 āMy dear Friendā¦ā
- Chapter 7 The End of a Crooked Road
- Chapter 8 The Gates Of Mercy Are Closed
- Chapter 9 āQuickā with Child?
- Chapter 10 āDamn her name to everlasting fameā
- Bibliography and Sources
- Plate section