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Alison Pearson, witch

Scottish woman found guilty of sorcery, witchcraft and invoking the spirits of the Devil in 1588, then strangled and burned.

Alison Rough

Edinburgh merchant and property investor convicted of murdering her son-in-law in 1535.

All Saint’s Church, Ledsham

Active Anglican church in Ledsham, West Yorkshire, possibly the oldest extant building in the county.

All Saints’ Church, Urmston

Grade I listed Roman Catholic Church in Urmston, Greater Manchester.

Allard Clipper

Three-wheeled microcar produced from 1953 until 1955.

Allard Specials

Sydney Herbert Allard (1910–1966) was the designer and manufacturer of a series of one-off competition cars produced between 1934 and 1939, the first of which was CLK 5.

Allegory of Fortune

Allegory of Fortune, sometimes also named La Fortuna, is an oil painting on canvas that was created around 1658 or 1659 by the Italian baroque painter Salvator Rosa, which caused uproar when first exhibited publicly and almost got the painter jailed and excommunicated.

Allison Balfour

The 1594 trial of alleged witch Allison Balfour is one of the most frequently cited Scottish witchcraft cases.

Alloway Kirk

Alloway Kirk and its graveyard provided the setting for the Scottish poet Robert Burns's poem Tam o' Shanter.

Ally Sloper

Cartoon character created by Charles Ross, the first continuing comic-strip hero.