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Pendle Witch Country is a true story of witchcraft, murder and revenge. Roger Frost and Ian Thompson take the reader through what came to be known as some of the most famous witch trials that England has ever seen. Even in modern times the witches prove time and again to be rich inspiration for writers, playwrights poets and novelists - and even a thriving tourist industry. It is thought that the prevalence of witchcraft in and around Pendle at the time may have been an indication of what a lucrative income people could make by posing as witches. Many of the allegations that were made may well have come from people in competition with each other, trying to make a living from healing, begging and extortion. In telling this intriguing story Pendle Witches details both the local and national background, putting the witches, their trials and the events surrounding them into their seventeenth century context. It includes fascinating recent research as well as links to other, similar stories in the Pendle area. The turbulent story of the Pendle witch trials is still very much alive today and will be of enormous interest both to residents of, and visitors to, this beautiful part of the country.

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Burnley resident Roger Frost is a retired teacher and a Burnley Borough Councillor. Once the Mayor of the town he is now Chairman of the Burnley Civic Society, President of the Briercliffe Society and Vice President of the Burnley & District Historical Society. Roger writes the regular history column 'Peek into the Past' for the Burnley Express, he has written over 740 articles, and he also has a number of local history books to his name, many with his co-author Ian Thompson. Ian Thompson has had a long standing interest in all things paranormal from an early age. With family ties to Whitby it was only a matter of time before he became interested in Dracula and the connections with the town. In addition to writing Ian is also a keen tri-athlete and photographer and examples of his work can be seen on his website www.gaslightimagery.co.uk. Ian lives and works in Lancashire.

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