![]() The most powerful and Machiavellian figure of the Jacobean court had a vested interest in events at Belvoir.He would mastermind a conspiracy that has remained hidden for centuries. But as Tracy Borman reveals here, it is not quite typical. ![]() Like those other cases, it is a tale of superstition, the darkest limits of the human imagination and, ultimately, injustice – a reminder of how paranoia and hysteria can create an environment in which nonconformism spells death. The case is among those which constitute the European witch craze of the 15th-18th centuries, when suspected witches were burned, hanged, or tortured by the thousand. Witches traces the dramatic events which unfolded at one of England’s oldest and most spectacular castles four hundred years ago. And so the Earl of Rutland’s sons will not be the last to die. The second son, the last male of the line, will not survive. Soon the whole family will be stricken with the same terrifying symptoms. ![]() Within a few short weeks he will suffer an excruciating death. ![]() His body is ‘tormented’ with violent convulsions. ![]() In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of Englands great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. Listen to bestselling audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of England’s great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. Listen to Witches by Tracy Borman with a free trial. ![]()
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