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Lancaster witch trials
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lancaster_witch_trials
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
witch trial
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Pendle_witch_trials
gptkbp:charge
witchcraft
gptkbp:country
gptkb:England
gptkbp:date_of_execution
20 August 1612
gptkbp:documentation_title
gptkb:The_Wonderfull_Discoverie_of_Witches_in_the_Countie_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:documentedIn
gptkb:Thomas_Potts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
one of the most famous witch trials in English history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lancaster witch trials
gptkbp:judge
gptkb:Lancaster_Assizes
gptkb:Sir_Edward_Bromley
gptkb:Sir_James_Altham
gptkbp:legalBasis
gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1604
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Lancaster,_England
gptkbp:main_accused_group
gptkb:Pendle_witches
gptkbp:memorial
gptkb:Pendle_Hill
gptkbp:notableDefendant
gptkb:Alice_Nutter
gptkb:Alizon_Device
gptkb:Anne_Redferne
gptkb:Elizabeth_Device
gptkb:Isabel_Robey
gptkb:James_Device
gptkb:Jane_Bulcock
gptkb:John_Bulcock
gptkb:Katherine_Hewitt
gptkb:Anne_Whittle_(Chattox)
gptkb:Jennet_Device
gptkb:Jennet_Preston
gptkbp:notableWitness
gptkb:Jennet_Device
gptkbp:number_of_people_accused
20
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions
10
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Padiham_witch_trial
gptkb:Samlesbury_witch_trial
gptkbp:result
execution by hanging
gptkbp:took_place_in_year
1612
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Lancaster,_England
gptkb:Lancaster
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5