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Purkiss — This interesting and unusual surname is a variant form of Purchase which is an English metonymic occupational name for an official, responsible for obtaining the supplies required by a monastery or manor house, so called from the Anglo Norman… … Surnames reference
William Purkiss — William Morton Purkiss (1844–8 August 1906) was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1904.Born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1844, Purkiss was the son of draper William Morton Purkiss and Ann Jean nee Walker. He was… … Wikipedia
Diane Purkiss — (born 30 June 1961) is Fellow and Tutor of English at Keble College, Oxford. She specialises in Renaissance and women s literature, witchcraft and the English Civil War. Purkiss was born in Sydney, Australia, and was educated at Roseville College … Wikipedia
Melanie Purkiss — (born, 11 March 1979) is a British athlete. She reached the semi finals of the 400 metres at the Commonwealth Games at Manchester in 2002. She was educated at The Mountbatten School in Romsey, Hampshire, England. External links Details of Melanie … Wikipedia
Henrietta Maria of France — This article is about the Queen. For the slave ship, see Henrietta Marie. Henrietta Maria of France Henriette Marie by Anthony van Dyck Queen consort of England … Wikipedia
English Civil War — For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). English Civil War An allegory of the English Civil War by Wi … Wikipedia
Witch-hunt — Witch trial redirects here. For the song by Rush, see Fear series. For the novel by Ian Rankin, see Witch Hunt (novel). A witch hunt is a search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, mass hysteria and mob lynching,… … Wikipedia
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Tobias Druitt — is an author of fantasy novels. Tobias Druitt is the pseudonym of two authors who write together, Diane Purkiss and Michael Dowling.[1] Diane Purkiss is a Tutor in English at Keble College, Oxford University, and she is the first Oxford English… … Wikipedia
Witch trials in the Early Modern period — Punishments for witchcraft in 16th century Germany. Woodcut from Tengler s Laienspiegel, Mainz, 1508. The Witch trials in the Early Modern period were a period of witch hunts between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries,[1] when across Early… … Wikipedia
