@lmriviere: The Pendle Witches— England’s Most Infamous Witch Trial⚖️☠️ These witch trials were not the first… but they would set the bar for the tragedy in Salem 80 years later. #BookTok #darkhistory #folklore #historytok #witchtrials
In Hebrew, Mekhashepha , the word that is translated as witch now, had a different meaning. It meant someone who practiced magic but not devil worship or making pacts with the devil.
2025-10-27 23:01:19
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R.L.Hunter :
I had an ancestor who was involved in the last Witch Trial in Connecticut (my fathers side of the family) An interesting if morbid & unfortunate bit of history 💜🙏🏽
2025-10-27 10:36:05
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🖤ThisIsSparkle🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ :
Awe, it just gets deeper and darker. 🖤🖤🖤
2025-10-27 10:12:23
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ellieee33e :
The fact that they were both widowed has a bigger part to play than you’d initially realise. Money and power is so often the root of evil
2025-11-19 16:15:38
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AutomaticGainsay :
That is not an easy hill to climb… I found out after predicting that it was probably an easy hill to climb. And, it’s delightfully eerie.
2025-10-29 21:11:01
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lmriviere :
Note: I can’t cover everything in these 3-minute videos. Keep an eye out for the companion post with more interesting facts and sources, tomorrow🖤✨
2025-10-27 12:42:32
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isaac :
I live 10 mins from here
2026-02-28 12:23:52
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The cottage grandma :
I used to work at the prison in the castle and I went to the place they were hanged. I still remember that feeling.
2025-11-20 15:12:23
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Justin :
Thanks for sharing; I love your content!
Something fascinating I learned in my supernatural history course was the English didn't consider witchcraft a religious crime but one against the crown, which is why those convicted were hanged not burned in this part of Europe.
2025-11-26 17:10:13
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RessJay :
RIP 🙏
2025-11-24 16:49:55
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Mairna Raspberry :
So men have always hated and felt threatened by women.
2025-10-27 12:35:32
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lmriviere :
Disclaimers: Not a historian or a folklorist— just an author with library card and a history addiction. Sources: Primary: Thomas Potts, The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster (1613) — surviving texts via Project Gutenberg and EEBO/Archive.org.
Lancaster Castle (official history pages): names, dates, execution site, and overview.
Pendle overview (with dates & counts): consolidated entry on the Pendle witches (cross-checks York vs. Lancaster trials; child witness).
Legal context: UK Parliament history of the Witchcraft Acts; James I’s Daemonologie (text).
Good Friday & Malkin Tower: date and location uncertain.
2025-10-27 12:41:18
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Ottavioustime :
The original cancel culture
2025-10-27 10:18:40
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Nole :
Believe the children! 😝
2025-10-27 20:53:01
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Mike :
Very sad. We are not good people
2025-10-30 01:12:18
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suzie g :
🥺🥺🥺
2026-01-05 23:16:35
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R.L.Hunter :
💜💜💜
2025-10-27 10:34:08
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ejgambles ✍️📚 author :
🥰🥰🥰
2025-10-27 10:09:09
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AJ :
✨
2025-11-05 11:15:18
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FabulousBakerBoy :
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2025-11-07 09:46:19
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The one and only :
🤣🤣🤣
2025-11-03 21:02:14
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KittenKatAstro 🍉🍉🍉 :
😩😩😩
2025-10-30 22:46:46
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notnotabotnot :
😂😂😂
2025-11-06 01:21:02
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ChildFree Heathen Sasshole📚💙 :
It’s always insecure and small minded men!
2025-10-27 10:32:43
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