Ainsworth's last masterpiece, The Lancashire Witches proved a best-seller in its day and influenced many contemporary authors. Ultimately, the book becomes a struggle between Heaven and Hell, with Alizon's fate hanging in the balance. Mother Demdike, a powerful witch, and her clan face rival witches, raise innocent young Alizon Devi as their own, and try to corrupt Alizon despite her innocent ways. As a result, the novel had a significant impact on the traditional appearance of the witch in the popular imagination, including the trademark black. Dying, Paslew curses Demdike's offspring - who become the titular 'Lancashire Witches.' The rest of the book set in the 17th century. William Harrison Ainsworth’s fictionalised account of the Pendle Witch trials, which occurred in his native Lancashire during the 16th century, adds a number of overtly supernatural elements.
Years later, granted the powers of a warlock, he returns in the guise of Nicholas Demdike to witness Paslew's execution for treason. It is a historical romance that describes the history of Lady Jane Grey from her short-lived time as Queen of England to her execution.
When a Cistercian monk, Borlace Alvetham, is falsely accused of witchcraft and condemned to death by his rival, Brother Paslew, he sells his soul to Satan and escapes. The Tower of London is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth serially published in 1840. The Lancashire Witches begins in the 16th century, in Lancashire, England.
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