bob marly todmorden irland and Scotland
Most witches where hanged others imprisoned for life
That would be Lancashire. we're obvioulsy thinking about the Pendle witches. So go to pendlewitches.co.uk for all the info and original documents.
None. In the Puritan society, withcraft was a capital crime, and tied to others, and therefore punishable by hanging, not burning.
The Pendle witches were a group of twelve people from the area around Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England, who were accused of witchcraft in 1612. They were implicated in various crimes, including the murder of a boy through witchcraft and causing harm to others. The most notable figures among them were Alizon Device and her grandmother, Elizabeth Southerns, who were both tried and convicted. The trials resulted in the execution of ten of the accused by hanging, making it one of the most famous witchcraft cases in English history.
the pendle witches where hanged but they do exist they werent real witches they just said some words and something happend bad yes of course they do I've been up pendle hill ;)
The Pendle Witches or Lancashire Witches were the most famous witches in English legal history. In the year 1612, at Lancaster goal, in the English county of Lancashire, ten men and women were hanged for the crime of witchcraft. The Pendle Witches, as they became known, were believed to have been responsible for the murder by witchcraft of seventeen people in and around the Forest of Pendle.
The Pendle witches got hung.
The Pendle witches were a group of twelve people from the area around Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England, who were accused of witchcraft in 1612. Of these, ten were tried at Lancaster Assizes, and two were found not guilty. The trials have become one of the most famous witchcraft cases in English history. Ultimately, ten of the accused were convicted, and they were hanged.
Yes, Jane southworth was with the pendle witches in their trial.
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bob marly todmorden irland and Scotland
Most witches where hanged others imprisoned for life
That would be Lancashire. we're obvioulsy thinking about the Pendle witches. So go to pendlewitches.co.uk for all the info and original documents.
None. In the Puritan society, withcraft was a capital crime, and tied to others, and therefore punishable by hanging, not burning.
The Pendle witches were a group of individuals accused of witchcraft in 1612 in Lancashire, England. They were tried at Lancaster Assizes, where twelve people from the area were charged, with ten ultimately found guilty. The trial was marked by sensational testimony and local superstition, leading to the execution of ten of the accused by hanging. The Pendle witch trials remain one of the most famous witchcraft cases in British history.
There are (and I'm sure, were) many witches who live in Lancashire. Which ones in particular are you interested in?