Trial of the Lancashire witches

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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A group of 20 Lancashire woman stand trial accused of witchcraft. Unlike in the case of the Pendle witches of 1612, none are eventually executed, but they are left to languish in prison for some time.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Trial of the Lancashire witches". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16072, accessed 23 November 2024.]

16072 Trial of the Lancashire witches 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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