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Pendle witch trials (1612)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Pendle_witch_trials_(1612)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
witch trial
gptkbp:accusedOf
witchcraft
murder by witchcraft
harm to neighbors
gptkbp:country
gptkb:England
gptkbp:date
1612
gptkbp:documentedIn
gptkb:The_Wonderfull_Discoverie_of_Witches_in_the_Countie_of_Lancaster
gptkb:Thomas_Potts
gptkbp:historicalName
early 17th-century England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Pendle witch trials (1612)
gptkbp:judge
gptkb:Sir_Edward_Bromley
gptkb:Sir_James_Altham
gptkbp:legacy
inspired books, plays, and tourism in Pendle area
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Lancaster_Castle
gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:notableDefendant
gptkb:Alizon_Device
gptkb:Anne_Redferne
gptkb:Elizabeth_Device
gptkb:James_Device
gptkb:Anne_Whittle_(Chattox)
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions
10
gptkbp:numberOfPeopleAccused
12
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:English_witch_trials
gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1604
gptkb:Pendle_Hill
Demonic possession
gptkbp:result
1 died in prison
1 found not guilty
10 executed by hanging
gptkbp:significance
one of the most famous witch trials in English history
gptkbp:victim
women and men
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Pendle_Hill
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6