Malicious History: An Investigation Into King James VI of Scotland, I of England, and His Place in the History of Witch Hunts (Other)

from JeffV

Malicious History is a masters thesis by Joe Kasti. The premise is that King James I has been unfairly memorialized by history as a witch hunter of epic proportions. His contention is that the number of convictions and executions actually declined over the term of his reign, and that the witch-hu...

from Terrell_Sanzone

I received this book from the goodreads first read giveaway. I'm not quite sure if it is the length or the writing which made this feel more like a term paper than a book.Definitely informative but a little difficult to get through.

from karen.lea

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though I disagree with some of the information presented. This provides a unique perspective of James I, somewhat relieving him of the burden of being a major key in perpetuating witch hunts. I still maintain most of my original opinion of him, but the information ...

from Janine2011

I enjoyed this short book about the scottish witch hunts and King James. Its basically a student's thesis on why he thinks King James unfairly got a bad reputation for being a witch killer. He sets out the evidence for his opinion and I have to say its very convincing. As a lover of scottish hist...

from Janine2011

I enjoyed this short book about the scottish witch hunts and King James. Its basically a student's thesis on why he thinks King James unfairly got a bad reputation for being a witch killer. He sets out the evidence for his opinion and I have to say its very convincing. As a lover of scottish hist...