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- Pendle witches - Wikipedia
The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft
- The Pendle Witches, a famous witch trial in Lancashire - Historic UK
Perhaps the most notorious witch trial of the 17th century, the legend of the Pendle witches is one of the many dark tales of imprisonment and execution at Lancaster Castle Twelve people were accused of witchcraft; one died while held in custody, eleven went to trial
- The Pendle Witches: 12 Disturbing Details About the Notorious 17th . . .
The saga of the Pendle Witches began on March 18, 1612, when a peddler had an unsettling encounter with a local woman Alison Device was a young woman who lived with her family in the Pendle area, in a hovel rather grandly known as Malkin Tower
- The Pendle Witches - A Guide for Kids - Imagining History
In the summer of 1612, 12 people from Pendle in Lancashire were accused of witchcraft and imprisoned at Lancaster Castle Of these 12 people, 9 were sentenced to death after being found guilty of performing witchcraft Discover who the Pendle Witches were and find out all about their story, right here, right now!
- 13 Facts About Pendle Witches - FactSnippet
Pendle Witches was part of the parish of Whalley, an area covering 180 square miles, too large to be effective in preaching and teaching the doctrines of the Church of England: both the survival of Catholicism and the upsurge of witchcraft in Lancashire have been attributed to its over-stretched parochial structure
- The witch trial that made legal history - BBC News
Jennet's evidence in the 1612 Pendle witch trial in Lancashire led to the execution of 10 people, including all of her own family In England at that time paranoia was endemic
- The Pendle witches - The History Press
The Pendle witches In August 1612 ten people were charged with witchcraft and sentenced to death The key witness in the case was a nine year old girl, and three of the people executed as a result of her testimony were her own mother, sister and brother
- The Pendle Witches - Lancaster Castle
On August 20th 1612 ten people convicted of witchcraft at the Summer Assize held in Lancaster Castle went to the gallows on the moors above the town Among their number were two men and a woman in her eighties Their crimes included laming, causing madness and what was termed “simple” witchcraft
- Pendle witches facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia
The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft
- What Were the Pendle Witch Trials? - History Hit
In 1612, an intense fear of witchcraft gripped the area around Pendle Hill in Lancashire, in one of the most famous and well-documented witch trial cases in English history How three women from Bideford became the last people to be executed for witchcraft in England
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