The Tudor Society

  • December 25 – Brian Darcy, magistrate and witch-hunter

    1 year ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    A woodcut of a witch feeding her familiars

    On this day in Tudor history, 25th December 1587, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Brian Darcy died.

    Darcy was a magistrate, Sheriff of Essex, witch-hunter and contributor to the 1582 “A true and just recorde of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S Oses [St Osyth]”.

    “A True and Just Recorde” argued for harsher punishments for those found guilty of witchcraft, and Darcy was personally responsible for a number of deaths of people accused of witchcraft.

    Find out more about Brian Darcy…

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  • 25 December – Witch-hunter Brian Darcy, Christmas Day and Lettice Knollys

    2 years ago Author: Joel Ridgway
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    Happy Christmas!

    On this day in Tudor history, 25th December 1587, Brian Darcy, magistrate, Sheriff of Essex, witch-hunter and contributor to the 1582 “A true and just recorde of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S Oses [St Osyth]”, died.

    “A True and Just Recorde” argued for harsher punishments for those found guilty of witchcraft, and Darcy was personally responsible for a number of deaths of people accused of witchcraft.

    Find out more about this zealous witch-hunter in this talk…

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  • 25 December – A Tudor witch-hunter

    3 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Happy Christmas!

    On this day in Tudor history, 25th December 1587, Brian Darcy, magistrate, Sheriff of Essex, witch-hunter and contributor to the 1582 “A true and just recorde of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S Oses [St Osyth]”, died.

    “A True and Just Recorde” argued for harsher punishments for those found guilty of witchcraft, and Darcy was personally responsible for a number of deaths of people accused of witchcraft.

    Find out more about this zealous witch-hunter in today’s talk.

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