The Witch of Edmonton!
The play—"probably the most sophisticated treatment of domestic tragedy in the whole of Elizabethan-Jacobean drama" is based on events that supposedly took place in the parish of Edmonton then outside London, earlier that year. The play depicts Elizabeth Sawyer, an old woman shunned by her neighbours, who gets revenge by selling her soul to the Devil, who appears to her in the shape of a black dog called Tom. In addition, there are two subplots. One depicts a bigamist who murders his second wife at the devil's prompting, and the other depicts a clownish yokel who befriends the devil-dog.
Information from Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_of_Edmonton
Some people are quite rude about Wikipedia but it is a good starting point for studies. As with all studying it is best to grab information from as many sources as you can so you can analyze and cross reference it such as through websites, books and museums. But do remember that old folktales and historical stories have an element of exaggerated interpretation due to most of them being spoken by word of mouth from generation to generation and not put into written form for many centuries. But I have found in most tales their are elements of truth!
Really interested article on Elizabeth Sawyer from The Dungeons.
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Some folklore stories and articles about History can be quite scary and disturbing and may have some adult content. So I would always advise visiting, reading and viewing any links before showing or reading to younger children.
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