English witch trials

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/English_witch_trials

GPTKB entity

Statements (107)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:abolished	gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1735
gptkbp:commonAccusation	maleficium pact with the Devil
gptkbp:commonPunishment	hanging
gptkbp:declinedAfter	legal reforms rise of skepticism
gptkbp:endDate	18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	English witch trials
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:military gptkb:European_witch_craze social upheaval
gptkbp:lastExecution	1684
gptkbp:lastTrial	1717
gptkbp:location	gptkb:England
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:North_Berwick_witch_trials gptkb:Bideford_witch_trial gptkb:Matthew_Hopkins gptkb:Pendle_witch_trials gptkb:Hopton_witch_trial
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gptkbp:numberOfExecutions	hundreds
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1563 gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1604 gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1542 gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1735 witchcraft witch hunts
gptkbp:startDate	15th century
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pendle_witches gptkb:Salmesbury_witches gptkb:Samlesbury_witches gptkb:Pendle_witch_trials_(1612) gptkb:Samlesbury_witch_trial
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7