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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_figure
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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1647
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gptkbp:active_years_start
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1644
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gptkbp:allegiance
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Parliamentarian
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
gptkb:John_Stearne
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Great_Wenham,_England
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gptkbp:birth_year
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1620
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gptkbp:cause_of_death
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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public hysteria about witches
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gptkbp:contribution
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witch trials in East Anglia
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gptkbp:controversy
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methods of interrogation
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired modern witchcraft discussions
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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used in horror genres
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:death_year
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1647
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Cambridge_University
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gptkbp:executed_witches
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many were innocent
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gptkbp:famous_for
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witch-hunting tactics
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I am the Witchfinder General"
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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increased fear of witchcraft
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gptkbp:historical_period
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17th century
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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symbol of witch trials excesses
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Matthew Hopkins
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Civil_War
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gptkbp:influence_on
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subsequent witch hunts
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Matthew_Hale
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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religious fervor
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gptkbp:is_critiqued_by
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debated by historians
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
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gptkb:historical_records
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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anti-witchcraft advocates
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gptkbp:known_for
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witch-hunting
leading witch trials in England
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on witch hunts in Europe
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Witchfinder_General
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:East_Anglian_witch_trials
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Discovery_of_Witches
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gptkbp:number_of_witches_executed
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over 100
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:witch-hunter
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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actors in films
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gptkbp:portrayed_in
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various films and literature
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Puritanism
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gptkbp:research
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spectral evidence
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:years_active
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bo_Hopkins
gptkb:The_Witchfinder
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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