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The Lancashire Witch trials of 1612

On August 20th 1612 ten people convicted of witchcraft at the Summer Assize held in Lancaster Castle went to the gallows on the moors above the town. Among their number were two men and a woman in her eighties.

• An Ill-Fated Meeting
• The Pendle Accused and their Crimes
• The Trials. Day One
• The Samlesbury Witches
• The Trials: Day two
• A Wonderfull Discoverie