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English witch hunt and trial in 1612
Pendle Hill The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th
Pendle_witches
Hill in Lancashire, England
Pennsylvania. The story of the Pendle witches is a notorious and well-documented example of cases brought against alleged witches in 17th-century England. The
Pendle_Hill
Topics referred to by the same term
Pendle witches, accused in the 1612 witch trial Pendle Water, minor river in Lancashire Pendle Way, recreational path encircling the borough Pendle Grit
Pendle
17th-century English women accused of witchcraft
In contrast, the others tried at the same assizes, who included the Pendle witches, were accused of maleficium – causing harm by witchcraft. The case against
Samlesbury_witches
English woman accused of witchcraft (died 1612)
incorporated a character named Alice Deane, who is a witch. "Pendle witches Lancashire witches (act. 1612)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Alice_Nutter_(alleged_witch)
Long-distance footpath in Lancashire, England
Lancashire Witches Walk. Lancashire portal Pendle witches LDWA (website). Lancashire Witches 400 (website). BBC News 2012. Lancashire Witches Walk (map)
Lancashire_Witches_Walk
Topics referred to by the same term
the Pendle witches Elizabeth Device (died 1612), executed as one of the Pendle witches James Device (died 1612), executed as one of the Pendle witches Jennet
Device
Constituent college of the University of Lancaster
college is named after the Pendle witches of 1612, from the area around Pendle Hill in East Lancashire. The term "Pendle" is associated with a great deal
Pendle_College,_Lancaster
Novel by William Harrison Ainsworth
published by Henry Colburn. The novel is based on the true story of the Pendle witches, who were executed in 1612 for causing harm by witchcraft. Modern critics
The_Lancashire_Witches
Monument to accused witches in Edinburgh
The Witches' Well is a monument to accused witches burned at the stake in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the only one of its kind in the city. The memorial
Witches'_Well,_Edinburgh
Account of witch trials of 18–19 August 1612
the twenty men and women accused – amongst them the Pendle witches and the Samlesbury witches – eleven were found guilty and subsequently hanged; one was
The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster
The_Wonderfull_Discoverie_of_Witches_in_the_Countie_of_Lancaster
Margaret Pearson convicted of witchcraft
Padiham witch because she lived in the town of Padiham in Lancashire, England, was among those tried with the Pendle witches in the Lancashire witch trials
Padiham_witch
Search for witchcraft or subversive activity
witch trials Orkney witch trials Paisley witches Pappenheimer witch trial Peelland witch trials [nl] Pittenweem witches Pendle witches Põlula witch trials
Witch_hunt
Borough in England
with the Pendle witches, tried for witchcraft in 1612, as the accused were all from the area. The modern local government district of Pendle was created
Borough_of_Pendle
Myths and legends of English culture
historical events, such as the witch trials of the early modern period, which are reflected in stories like that of the Pendle witches. During the Renaissance
English_folklore
Prosecutions for witchcraft in Europe
who published both The Witch-Cult in Western Europe (1921) and The God of the Witches (1931) in which she claimed that the witches had been following a
Witch trials in the early modern period
Witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period
17th century magistrate
years and mayor of Lancaster six times. He is known for jailing the Pendle witches. Thomas Covell was well known in Lancaster during the 17th Century.
Thomas_Covell
British writer (1907–1979)
presents a fictional account of the events leading up to the famous Pendle witches trial in 1612. Neill was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, into
Robert_Neill_(writer)
Site related to the Lancashire witch trials of 1612
Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Potts, Thomas (1613)) Davitt, Jacqueline (2006), Witches and Ghosts of Pendle and the Ribble Valley
Malkin_Tower
List of people from around the world executed over witchcraft
between 3-4 million people. Common methods of execution for convicted witches were hanging, drowning and burning. Burning was often favored, particularly
List of people executed for witchcraft
List_of_people_executed_for_witchcraft
1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Barbon – English economist, physician, life insurance pioneer Pendle witches – English witch hunt and trial in 1612 "1991 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds
Good_Omens
British magical order (1887–1903)
Witch Hunt of 1597 Pendle witches 1612 Northamptonshire witch trials 1612 Samlesbury witches 1612 Witches of Belvoir 1619 Alloa witches 1634, 1658, 1659
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn
Village in Lancashire, England
Lancaster Assizes on 19 August 1612, in the same series of trials as the Pendle witches. All three were found not guilty in a trial which one historian has
Samlesbury
Lancashire bus route
operated by Ribble Motor Services, Stagecoach North West and Burnley & Pendle, while GM Buses briefly competed with Stagecoach on the route. During its
The_Witch_Way
Brewery based in Burnley, Lancashire, England
the head brewer. White Witch 3.9% Blonde Witch 4.4% Pendle Witches Brew 5.1% Premier Bitter 3.7% Pride of Pendle 4.1% Ice Witch 4.3% Straw Dog 4.2% Black
Moorhouse's_Brewery
Village in Lancashire, England
in Penhill'. Being near Pendle Hill, Fence has a long shared history with other Pendleside villages, and the Pendle Witches, some old local surnames
Fence,_Lancashire
Village in Lancashire, England
Blacko. The village lies at the foot of Pendle Hill, well known for the Pendle Witches, and includes the hamlet of Crowtrees. The village has won the small
Roughlee
Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn in 1662
of witches". The entry in his diary the following day describes a meeting with Colville when they discussed witches and he mentions "Park's witches". Brodie
Isobel_Gowdie
1634 witchcraft trial in Loudun, France
century, such as the Aix-en-Provence possessions (France) in 1611 or the Pendle witches (England) in 1612 before reaching the New World by the 1690s. In its
Loudun_possessions
Long-distance footpath in Lancashire, England
attractions include historical associations with the seventeenth century Pendle Witches, connections with the Brontës, stonebuilt villages in the traditional
Pendle_Way
Topics referred to by the same term
Alice Grey may refer to: Alice Grey (alleged witch) (died 1612), one of the Pendle witches Alice Grey, Countess Grey (died 1944), wife of Albert Grey
Alice_Grey
Castle in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
400th anniversary of the trials of the Pendle witches, a new long-distance walking route called the Lancashire Witches Walk has been created. Ten tercet waymarkers
Lancaster_Castle
Village in Lancashire, England
family of Pendle witches who lived there in the 17th century. Newchurch used to be called 'Goldshaw Booth' and later 'Newchurch in Pendle Forest', however
Newchurch_in_Pendle
Museum & Art Gallery in Lancashire, England
400th anniversary of the trials of the Pendle witches, a new long-distance walking route called the Lancashire Witches Walk has been created. Ten tercet waymarkers
Pendle_Heritage_Centre
2018 Doctor Who episode
part of the Target Collection. Lancashire Witches Walk Daemonologie, written by King James I Pendle witches Asher-Perrin, Emmet (25 November 2018). "We're
The_Witchfinders
Group of Scottish women accused of witchcraft
The Bute witches were six Scottish women accused of witchcraft and interrogated in the parish of Rothesay on Bute during the Great Scottish Witch Hunt of
Bute_witches
Book by King James VI/I of Scotland/England about demons
which an estimated 300 witches were tried and executed. In the year of Hopkins' death, 1647, he published The Discovery of Witches which directly cited
Daemonologie
called Pendle Hill, which is famous for tales of witches and ghouls. As a result the first model produced by the company was named the Pendle Witch. Many
Pendelfin
British rock band
horror films and also by British folklore such as the Green Man and the Pendle witches. The band works with English graphic designer and illustrator Richard
Green_Lung
Village in Lancashire, England
taken by a witch to a barn at Hoarstones where he had seen 40 witches engaged in various devilish activities. He subsequently identified 19 witches and they
Wheatley_Lane,_Lancashire
Type of habitat
is the setting for Walter Bennett's The Pendle Witches, the true story of some of England's most notorious witch trials. In Erin Hunter's Warriors series
Moorland
Witchcraft trial of 15 women in Leicester, UK
Witchcraft, David Pickering The Witches of Husbands Bosworth, Liberal England: The witches of Husbands Bosworth 29 August 2009 The Witch Trial That Made Legal History
Leicester_boy
Children's dark fantasy series by Joseph Delaney
witches and taken to Pendle. Tom becomes involved with rival witch clans, including the Mouldheels, and the plans of Mistress Wurmalde. The witches seek
Spook's
Mountain pass in Lancashire, England
Dunsop Bridge, and hence Clitheroe. It was the route taken by the "Pendle witches" to their trial at Lancaster Castle in 1612. The Grey Stone of Trough
Trough_of_Bowland
English author and biographer (born 1969)
(Robinson) 2024, Something Wicked: The Lives, Crimes and Deaths of the Pendle Witches (London: John Blake) 2007, The Winter of the World (Harper Perennial)
Carol_Ann_Lee
Borough and non-metropolitan district in England
connections in folklore, the most infamous being the Pendle Witch Trails. The neighbouring districts are Pendle, Burnley, Hyndburn, Blackburn with Darwen, South
Ribble_Valley
Lancashire Witches (1848). The 1612 trials were, by no means, the last in the county. For instance, in 1634, there were further witch trials at Pendle itself
Folklore_of_Lancashire
English rock drummer (born 1941)
village of Roughlee near Pendle, returned to that village to unveil the statue of Alice Nutter, one of the 'Pendle witches' in 2012. "Bobby Elliott"
Bobby_Elliott
Play written by Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome
larger trial of the Pendle witches in 1612, the major affair of its kind in English history, which resulted in nine people from the Pendle Hill area of Lancashire
The_Late_Lancashire_Witches
British-Australian novelist
in Cumbria, where the novel is set. She drew comparisons between the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 and the rise in violence against women during the COVID-19
Emilia_Hart
2005 book by Emma Wilby
proved an influence on the historian Joyce Froome in her study of the Pendle witches, Wicked Enchantments (2010). Shaman of Oberstdorf: Chonrad Stoeckhlin
Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits
Cunning_Folk_and_Familiar_Spirits
Village in Lancashire, England
Boar's Head, which claims to be one of the final overnight stops of the Pendle Witches before their eventual trials and sentencing at Lancaster in 1612, and
Hoghton
2004 children's novel by Joseph Delaney
dangerous Pendle witches, Mother Malkin and Bony Lizzie. Her family links place her between the Deane and Malkin clans, two of the three Pendle witch clans
The_Spook's_Apprentice
English poet and author (born 1950)
Ballad of the Yorkshire Ripper (1986), written in Yorkshire dialect, and Pendle Witches (1996), illustrated with etchings by Paula Rego. His poems have also
Blake_Morrison
UK-based historian (born 1957)
Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster (Carnegie, 2011), the original 1612 account of the trial of the Lancashire (or Pendle) witches. The introduction
Robert_Poole_(historian)
Calendar year
crossbow. April 10 – In England, 12 persons who become known as the Pendle witches allegedly hold a coven at the Malkin Tower in Lancashire on Good Friday
1612
Religious cake to commemorate the dead
witches assembled on this night at their general rendezvous in the Forest of Pendle" which relates to the 17th century Pendle witches. East of Pendle
Soul_cake
Town in Lancashire, England
the neighbouring borough of Pendle. To the north west of the town, and home of the Pendle Witches, is the imposing Pendle Hill, which rises to 1,827 feet
Burnley
Village in Lancashire, England
games for Nelson F.C., born in Higham. The Pendle Witches. One of the families swept up in the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 was the 'Chattox' clan, based
Higham,_Lancashire
American rocket engineer (1914–1952)
2004, p. 88. Pendle 2005, p. 238. Carter 2004, p. 83. Pendle 2005, p. 87. Pendle 2005, p. 226. Pendle 2005, p. 242. Pendle 2005, p. 296. Pendle 2005, pp. 103–105
Jack_Parsons
British actress (born 1974)
Eccentronic Research Council's 2012 concept album 1612 Underture about the Pendle witch trials and for their 2015 album Johnny Rocket, Narcissist & Music Machine…I'm
Maxine_Peake
Village in Lancashire, England
witchcraft persecutions. A book was written on this subject entitled The Pendle Witches by William Harrison Ainsworth, published 1849. Doreen McGlashan, born
Pendleton,_Lancashire
Scottish witch
History of Orkney, Birlinn, ISBN 978-1-84158-696-0 Willumsen, Liv Helene (2013), Witches of the North: Scotland and Finnmark, BRILL, ISBN 978-90-04-25292-9
Allison_Balfour
English mathematician and engineer (1627–1679)
1610 by Elizabeth Sothernes (Old Demdike), the most notorious of the Pendle witches. There is no record of Jonas's education but it is likely that he attended
Jonas_Moore
British politician (born 1946)
d'Hondt formula stayed in place. In 1998, Straw declined to pardon the Pendle Witches, hanged in 1612 for committing murder by witchcraft. Defending the decision
Jack_Straw
Inn of Chancery
who was responsible for writing the account of the Pendle witches, The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster. Charles Dickens provides
Clifford's_Inn
Surname list
(1913–1996), English cricketer Alice Nutter (alleged witch) (died 1612), English woman hanged during the Pendle witch trials Alice Nutter (writer) (born 1962), British
Nutter_(surname)
Figure in the Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597
recognise other witches by looking for a special mark in their eyes. In May 1597, she claimed to know of a convention of 2,300 witches in Atholl. As a
Margaret_Aitken_(witch)
Village in Lancashire, England
400th anniversary of the trials of the Pendle witches, a new long-distance walking route called the Lancashire Witches Walk has been created. Ten tercet waymarkers
Slaidburn
Catholic fraternal organization
could not prove that Nutter was a Catholic. Accusing Nutter during the Pendle witch hunt, according to the Knights, was an easy alternative, particularly
Knights_of_St_Columba
1597 witch trials in Scotland
witches. There was said to be large number of witches of several sorts (social classes) who had dedicated themselves to the devil and had a witches mark
Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597
Great_Scottish_Witch_Hunt_of_1597
English musician and writer (born 1962)
affinity" to the woman accused and hanged as a result of the 17th-century Pendle witch hunt. Nutter is an atheist. Nutter's name is one of those featured on
Alice_Nutter_(writer)
British poet (born 1952)
long poem "Interregnum", which is an account of the hanging of the Pendle witches in 1612. "Interregnum" includes themes of landscape, the relationship
Geraldine_Monk
Day of the year
settlement deserted. 1612 – The trials of the Pendle witches and Samlesbury witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begin at the Lancaster Assizes
August_18
Scottish woman executed for witchcraft in 1572
surnames. Boyman was identified as "Dame Steill" in the trial of accused witch and conspirator William Stewart of Luthrie. She was alleged to have predicted
Janet_Boyman
Topics referred to by the same term
circa 1650 Gallows Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, place where Pendle witches were hanged Gallows Hill, Otley, site of the gallows, now a nature reserve
Gallows_Hill
Alleged accused witch, widely considered to be fictitious
and prosecution of witches: An Historical Essay Concerning Witchcraft. Both editions include a chronology of major alleged witches in history; both editions
Mary_Hicks_(alleged_witch)
Market town in Lancashire, England
Colne (/kɒln/) is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Nelson, 6 miles
Colne
British writer
debut novel The Familiars in February 2019. The novel is based on the Pendle witch trials. Debuting at #2 with 11 weeks on The Sunday Times bestseller list
Stacey_Halls
English poet (born 1963)
(2010) – BBC documentary The Pendle Witch Child (2011) – BBC documentary, examining the role of Jennet Device in the Pendle Witch Trials Black Roses: The Killing
Simon_Armitage
Transdev-owned bus operator in England
to form the present-day Borough of Pendle. Subsequently, the transport operation became known as the Burnley & Pendle Joint Transport Committee. In 1986
Burnley_Bus_Company
Medieval castle in Lancashire, England
400th anniversary of the trials of the Pendle witches, a new long-distance walking route called the Lancashire Witches Walk was created. Ten tercet waymarkers
Clitheroe_Castle
Town in Lancashire, England
Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, it had a population of 33,617 in 2021. Nelson is 3 miles (5 km) north
Nelson,_Lancashire
Village in Lancashire, England
parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Sabden is located south of Pendle Hill, in a valley about three miles north west of Padiham. The parish covers
Sabden
Annual award presented by CAMRA
HSB (West Midlands) 1989 Batemans, XXXB (Lincolnshire) Moorhouse's, Pendle Witches Brew (Lancashire) Young's, Special (London) 1990 Ind Coope, Burton Ale
Champion_Beer_of_Britain
Scottish women accused of witchcraft
centre of the Paisley witches trials, were in circulation at the time. Patrick Cowper, the local minister who was intolerant of witches, had read the pamphlets
Pittenweem_witches
university" in Preston, Lancashire. (The Borough of Pendle is known for Pendle Hill and the Pendle witches.) Pendleton University Silvio Horta Film US The
List of fictional universities
List_of_fictional_universities
English herbalist and cunning woman accused of witchcraft
Pannell Witch. The prequel, Becoming The Pannell Witch, was published in the same year. Johnson, Helen (31 October 2018). "The Yorkshire Witches: Mary Bateman
Mary_Pannal
man are hanged following the Northamptonshire Witch Trials in Northampton. 20 August – ten 'Pendle witches' are hanged having been found guilty of practising
1610s_in_England
Scottish cunning woman; alleged witch (d. 1616)
references to a fairy in statements given to interrogators by alleged witches were routinely changed to read devil or demon. At her trial in Kirkwall
Elspeth_Reoch
Portuguese visual artist (1935–2022)
John McEwen, Paula Rego, Phaidon Press, London (1996) Blake Morrison, Pendle Witches, Enitharmon Press, London (1996) John McEwen, Dancing Ostriches, Saatchi
Paula_Rego
British composer and musician
Toccata (1993) The City in the Sea - Euphonium Concerto – (1994) The Pendle Witches (1996) Mechanical Ballet (1997) Gwennan Gorn (1997) Breaking the Century
Nigel_Clarke_(composer)
2008 – Requiem (CD, Darker Than Black and Moribund Records) 2009 – The Pendle Witch Trials (CD, No Colours Records) 2010 – Poison 2013 – Louisiana Voodoo
I_Shalt_Become
Clerk of the court in the Pendle witch trial (fl. 1612–1618)
Charles Simms and Co. pp. iii–lxxix. Gowing, Laura (2004). "Pendle witches Lancashire witches (act. 1612)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed
Thomas_Potts_(clerk)
British actress
creative projects, such as writing her debut novel, Rosemary and the Witches of Pendle Hill, released in August 2020. In April 2021, it was confirmed that
Samantha_Giles
1656 event in Iceland
Kirkjuból witch trial was a witch trial that took place in Kirkjuból in 1656, in what is today Ísafjörður, in Iceland. It is the most famous witch trial in
Kirkjuból_witch_trial
Decade
crossbow. April 10 – In England, 12 persons who become known as the Pendle witches allegedly hold a coven at the Malkin Tower in Lancashire on Good Friday
1610s
Name list
Alice Nutter (died 1612), English noblewoman hanged as a result of the Pendle witch hunt Alice Orlowski (1903–1976), high-ranking Nazi SS officer Alice Panikian
Alice_(name)
3rd episode of the 2nd series of Inside No. 9
were renamed "Nutter", a reference to Alice Nutter of the real-world Pendle witch trials. In addition to the credited actors, the crew had a crowd of extras
The_Trial_of_Elizabeth_Gadge
Whisky distilled in England
Forest Distillery, Spirit of Manchester Distillery, Forgan Distillery, Pendle Witch Distillery, Lancaster Spirits Company, Grasmere Distillery, The Lakes
English_whisky
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