Would You Have Been Accused of Witchcraft in the 17th Century?
You didn’t have to be out casting spells and stirring bubbling cauldrons in the dead of night to be at risk of being labeled ...
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Witch trials: Scotland's loneliest grave
In 16th and 17th century Scotland, roughly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. The rate of executions were five times the European average, and of the accused, 85% were women. The BBC's ...
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17th Century Colonial Dames hear program on Massachusetts Witch Trials
THOMASVILLE- The John Lee of Nansemond Chapter, Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century met at The Plaza Restaurant for its ...
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19th Century shoes to ‘ward off witches’ found hidden in roof
A thatcher found a pair of shoes in a roof - left over a century ago to "ward off witches." Chris Fellows said the women's shoes were believed to have been placed in the thatch in the early 19th ...
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19th Century shoes to ‘ward off witches’ found hidden in roof
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Maryland Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Exonerate 17th-Century Witchcraft Convictions
But one bill on the table takes a different focus — exonerating individuals convicted of witchcraft more than 300 years ago. The proposed legislation, introduced by a Western Maryland lawmaker Del.
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19th Century shoes to ‘ward off witches’ found hidden in roof
The house where the "witch" shoes were found. (Chris Fellows via SWNS) By Filipa Gaspar A thatcher found a pair of shoes in a roof - left over a century ago to "ward off witches." Chris Fellows ...