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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.
Artistic depiction of the execution by burning of three alleged witches in Baden, Switzerland in 1585. This is a list of people executed for witchcraft, many of whom were executed during organized witch-hunts, particularly during the 15th–18th centuries. Large numbers of people were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe between 1560 and 1630.
Later, the Pendle witch trials of 1612 joined the ranks of the most famous witch trials in English history. [64] The Malefizhaus of Bamberg, Germany, where suspected witches were held and interrogated. 1627 engraving. In England, witch-hunting would reach its apex in 1644 to 1647 due to the efforts of Puritan Matthew Hopkins.
The persecution of witches in history. Whether you call them shamen, alchemists, herbalists, Wiccans or witches, the practice of witchcraft, by any name, has been around almost as long as humans have.
One of the most innovative modern fantasy series began with Black Leopard, Red Wolf; the sequel, Moon Witch, Spider King, follows Sogolon the Moon Witch, 177 years old, and her feud with Aesi ...
Gerina Dunwich (born 1959), witch and occult writer; Lon Milo DuQuette (born 1948), musician, lecturer, and occultist; Julius Evola (1898–1974), Italian philosopher; Dion Fortune (1890–1946), considered one of Great Britain's most famous occultists, [9] founder of the Fraternity of the Inner Light
Witchcraft is open to interpretation depending on the practitioner or scholar. It dates back to the 10th century, but there are modern practitioners.