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Elizabethan English Witchcraft and Witches

Jennie

Jennie

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Witchcraft & Witches
During the Elizabethan era (1558–1603) the persecution of witches gathered momentum. Witches were hunted and accused of being responsible for illnesses (the Bubonic plague amongst them), disasters and/or deaths. These victims were then subjected to various trials and death by hanging if found guilty. During the trials mostly women were prosecuted and subsequently convicted. For a list of those found guilty at English Witch Trials, click here. Those found guilty in the English county of Essex are in the Essex More Resources.

More information and facts about this subject can be found on this website but I cannot guarantee that the spells will work!
 
I looked at the list of those found guilty and felt terribly terribly sad. I am sure that many of those women, and i believe there was the odd male name listed, were either using herbs to heal people or simply victims of a neighbours envy oe jealousy, for example. It was a terrifying time and a sad example of what ignorance can make people do.
 
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