What did the Public think?
In Elizabethan England, the idea of ghosts was very common. People who encountered the supernatural were not believed to be crazy as they would today. Supernatural encounters were normal in the Elizabethan Era. Many people wrote books about strange situations that they couldn't explain.
One of these book was written in 1572 by Lewes Lavater. He wrote "Of Ghostes and Sprites Walking by Nyght" to educate the public of supernatural occurrences. He wrote about:
- Noises sounding like cracks heard before death
- Men seen walking in their homes after they had died
- Houses shaking so violently that their owners thought they were going to fall down
- Doors and windows opening when no one was around
- Footsteps heard in the dead of the night
Of course, he wasn't considered an '"oddball" or "a cult member", he was considered normal because supernatural occurrences were a normal part of life during the violent Elizabethan Era. (4)
One of these book was written in 1572 by Lewes Lavater. He wrote "Of Ghostes and Sprites Walking by Nyght" to educate the public of supernatural occurrences. He wrote about:
- Noises sounding like cracks heard before death
- Men seen walking in their homes after they had died
- Houses shaking so violently that their owners thought they were going to fall down
- Doors and windows opening when no one was around
- Footsteps heard in the dead of the night
Of course, he wasn't considered an '"oddball" or "a cult member", he was considered normal because supernatural occurrences were a normal part of life during the violent Elizabethan Era. (4)