Warboys witch trials (1593)
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The Warboys witch trials of 1593 were a notorious late-Elizabethan English witchcraft case in which members of the Samuel family were accused, convicted, and executed, becoming one of the most famous witch trials in England.
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| Warboys witch trials (1593) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warboys witch trials (1593) Context triple: [Warboys, hasEvent, Warboys witch trials (1593)]
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Samlesbury witch trial
The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
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Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
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C.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
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D.
Fulda witch trials
The Fulda witch trials were a series of severe early 17th-century witch persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Fulda, Germany, that resulted in numerous executions and are remembered as one of the major witch hunts of the period.
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E.
Bamberg witch trials
The Bamberg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Germany, in which hundreds of people were accused of witchcraft and executed, making them among the most notorious witch hunts in European history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warboys witch trials (1593) Target entity description: The Warboys witch trials of 1593 were a notorious late-Elizabethan English witchcraft case in which members of the Samuel family were accused, convicted, and executed, becoming one of the most famous witch trials in England.
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A.
Samlesbury witch trial
The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
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B.
Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
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C.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
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D.
Fulda witch trials
The Fulda witch trials were a series of severe early 17th-century witch persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Fulda, Germany, that resulted in numerous executions and are remembered as one of the major witch hunts of the period.
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E.
Bamberg witch trials
The Bamberg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Germany, in which hundreds of people were accused of witchcraft and executed, making them among the most notorious witch hunts in European history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal trial
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historical event ⓘ witch trial ⓘ |
| accused |
Agnes Samuel
NERFINISHED
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Alice Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ John Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | common law of England ⓘ |
| charge | witchcraft ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | late-Elizabethan period ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| documentedIn | The Most Strange and Admirable Discoverie of the Three Witches of Warboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | publication of pamphlets about the case ⓘ |
| genreOfSources | contemporary pamphlet literature ⓘ |
| hasCause |
accusations of bewitching members of the Throckmorton family
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belief in demonic possession ⓘ |
| hasEffect | reinforcement of witchcraft prosecutions in England ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalInterpretation |
case illustrating gendered nature of witchcraft accusations
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example of social and religious tensions expressed through witchcraft accusations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
trial of Agnes Samuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trial of Alice Samuel ⓘ trial of John Samuel ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | English witchcraft statutes ⓘ |
| legalStatus | capital crime ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Huntingdonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Warboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Samuel family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | hanging ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the most famous witch trials in England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on contemporary and later views of witchcraft
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severity of sentences ⓘ |
| partOf |
English witch trials
NERFINISHED
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witch hunts in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| perpetrator | English judicial authorities ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1593 ⓘ |
| result |
conviction of the accused
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execution of the accused ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of English witchcraft jurisprudence
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late Elizabethan attitudes to witchcraft ⓘ popularization of belief in witchcraft in England ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early modern period ⓘ |
| under | reign of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| victim | Samuel family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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