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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historical figure
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1644
1647
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gptkbp:allegiance
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Parliamentarian
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:East_Anglian_witch_trials
local authorities
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1620
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Great_Yarmouth
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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witch-hunting practices
fear of witchcraft
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gptkbp:controversy
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methods of witch-hunting
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gptkbp:criticism
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exploitation of fear
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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influenced horror genre
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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various media adaptations
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gptkbp:deathDate
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July 12, 1647
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Lavenham
unknown
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gptkbp:depictedIn
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films and literature
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Cambridge_University
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gptkbp:famousFor
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executing alleged witches
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"I am a witchfinder"
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gptkbp:famousRival
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gptkb:Bury_St_Edmunds_witch_trials
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gptkbp:fate
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died in obscurity
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gptkbp:historicalContext
|
17th century England
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
|
increased witch hunts
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
|
English Civil War
morality of witch trials
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
|
symbol of witch trials
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Matthew Hopkins
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gptkbp:influence
|
gptkb:English_witch_trials
inspired works on witchcraft
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gptkbp:influenceOn
|
modern witchcraft discussions
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gptkbp:knownFor
|
witch-hunting
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gptkbp:legacy
|
inspiration for horror fiction
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gptkbp:notableEvent
|
witch_trials_in_Suffolk
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gptkbp:notableWork
|
The Discovery of Witches
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gptkbp:occupation
|
witchfinder_general
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gptkbp:personalLife
|
little known
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
|
Parliamentarians
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gptkbp:portrayedBy
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various actors
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gptkbp:prominence
|
infamous witchfinder
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gptkbp:publicPerception
|
villain in history
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gptkbp:religion
|
gptkb:Puritanism
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gptkbp:services
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over 100
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gptkbp:spouse
|
unknown
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gptkbp:technique
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spectral evidence
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