There certainly was but the question is Why?
It was also strong in France & other Catholic countries.
Hugh Trevor-Roper writes (in 1959) of a "General Crisis in the 17th Centuries" characterised by wars, epidemics & poor harvests as well as ideological conflicts & sees the surge in witchcraft persecutions as one aspect of this. The clash between opposing Christains was far more destructive with the Thirty Years War resulting in a 20-255 casualty rate in Germany.
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The 17th-century witch craze began to decline in the late 1660s and continued into the early 18th century. Factors contributing to this decline included growing skepticism about witch trials, the influence of Enlightenment thinking, and an increasing recognition of the legal and moral injustices associated with witch hunts. By the early 18th century, many regions had formally abolished witch trials, marking the end of this widespread phenomenon.
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Oliver Cromwell
The Salem witch trials took place from June to October of 1692.in the 17th century
why did matthew hopkins want to become a witch hunter?
From an early 17th century Turkish word 'yogurt'
They often didn't fit in; they owned cat; they worked with herbs and medicine.
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