Witchcraft

3. Area where the Witchfinder General began his hunt for witches
8. Passed strict laws against witchcraft in 1604
9. Test used to identify a witch recommended by James I
10. Most common form of execution for witches
12. Witches could not say this without making a mistake (2 words)
15. ...... hardship led to an increase in accusations of witchcraft
16. Elderly women who had never married and were vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft
18. Witches were the servants of the ......
19. It was thought that witches practiced this (2 words)
20. Extreme Protestants who tended to see women as temptresses

1. Known as 'pricking', this was done to locate the devil's mark on the witch's body (2 words)
2. Led to the breakdown of law and order, allowing the witch-hunting craze to flourish (2 words)
4. It was thought that witches did not have one of these
5. Book written about witchcraft by James I
6. A philosophical movement that focused on the use of reason rather than superstition to explain things
7. A small creature that supposedly sucked on a witch's blood at night
11. A belief in supernatural explanations for events
13. Hatred and fear of women
14. Surname of the Witchfinder General
17. ....... change, such as families moving away in search of work, led to an increase in accusations of witchcraft