Key Issue: Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England

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Key IssueWitchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England
Blessed Trinity RC College

• OBJECTIVES
• Understand what stereotypes are
• Know the crimes witches were accused of
• How witches were identified in the 16th Century
• Discuss whether witch trials were fair.

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Definition of stereotype

• The dictionary definition of a stereotype is
• a simplified image that one group holds of
  another group.

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What crimes were witches accused of?

• My beer went sour in the barrel once the witch
  had drunk some.
• My cow fell sick and died after the witch cursed
  it
• Now complete the task for the rest of the sources

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How to spot a 16th Century witch.
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Tests for witchcraft.

• Watch the following video clip.
• It shows a woman being tried as a witch.
• What crimes is she accused of.
• How are they going to try and prove her innocence
  or guilt?
• Do you think witch trials were fair?

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Fair?
OR unfair?
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TASK Display work

• In groups you are going to produce a piece of
  display work that shows EVERYTHING you have
  learnt today.
• You will have 45 minutes to complete the work
• You must set your work out in the following way
• It must have 4 parts
• - A definition of a Stereotype.
• - Details of the crimes that witches were
  accused of.
• - How to spot a 16th Century witch
• - Details about 16th Century witch trials.

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Witch crimes - include information about the
crimes witches were accused of. - some
illustrations
A defintion of a stereotype - include the
stereotype pictures you drew of witches at the
start of the lesson
Witchcraft in Tudor Stuart England

• Witch trials
• Pictures showing what happened
• Explain why they were not fair

How to spot a 16th Century witch - include
information about the crimes witches were accused
of. - pictures