{"product_id":"a-tryal-of-witches-paperback","title":"A Tryal of Witches - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTallulah Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou really think I'd be here with you in the mud, the cold and the wet if I had proper magic?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEast Anglia, 1645. A hot and stifling summer. The air is thick with paranoia and superstition. Matthew Hopkins, the self-appointed Witchfinder General, travels from village to village telling all who will listen about the power of the devil and the prevalence of witches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe villagers have always gone to wise woman Anne Alderman for help in illness and childbirth. She helps Mary conceive and the alewife Rose goes to her to deal with an unwanted pregnancy. But when a child accuses Anne of being a witch, the villagers become wary. The Civil War continues, the crops fail and then a man drops dead in the alehouse. A moral panic sets in, everyone needs somebody to blame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tryal of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e asks what led to one of the most shocking witch trials in British History. The trial in Bury St Edmunds was the first time women were convicted using 'spectral evidence' - the belief that witches could be in two places at one time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, in March 2025. The production featured original music composed by the band, TRILLS.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTallulah Brown\u003c\/b\u003e studied Drama and English at the University of Manchester, graduating in 2011. Her first play, \u003ci\u003ePhantasmagoria, \u003c\/i\u003e won the Audience Choice Award as part of the Manchester-in-Fringe Theatre Awards and later transferred to the Edinburgh Fringe. Talullah Brown was part of the Soho Young Writer's Copmany for two years before being selected for Channel 4's 2014 Screenwriting Scheme. Her play \u003ci\u003eSea Fret\u003c\/i\u003e was premiered at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London, in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892966420582,"sku":"9781350562295","price":29.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/IUiedhamFt9781350562295.webp?v=1772939120","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-tryal-of-witches-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}