Lancaster Assizes 1612

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lancaster_Assizes_1612

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:country	gptkb:England
gptkbp:date	1612
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:Thomas_Potts
gptkbp:documentTitle	gptkb:The_Wonderfull_Discoverie_of_Witches_in_the_Countie_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	one of the most famous witch trials in English history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lancaster Assizes 1612
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Sir_Edward_Bromley gptkb:Sir_James_Altham
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1604
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Lancaster_Castle
gptkbp:notableDefendant	gptkb:Alice_Nutter gptkb:Alizon_Device gptkb:Anne_Redferne gptkb:Anne_Whittle gptkb:Elizabeth_Device gptkb:Isabel_Robey gptkb:James_Device gptkb:Jane_Bulcock gptkb:John_Bulcock gptkb:Katherine_Hewitt gptkb:Margaret_Pearson
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Pendle_witch_trials
gptkbp:numberOfAccused	20
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions	10
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Samlesbury_witch_trial gptkb:Pendle_witch_trials
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Lancashire_witch_trials
gptkbp:result	executions by hanging most found guilty
gptkbp:typeOfTrial	witchcraft
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Elizabeth_Device
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7