TRICKS OF THE WITCH-HUNTERS’ TRADE
Feb 17, 2022
3 minutes
1 Sleep-deprivation
ome witchfinders kept suspects pacing up and down during their interrogations, refusing them rest and sleep. It was rightly believed that this fatiguing technique was a way to break down mental coherence, and wrongly believed that it would access the truth. While Matthew Hopkins is often credited with inventing this technique for his interrogation of Bess Clarke, he stated that it was approved and perhaps suggested by local magistrates. He was also assisted
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