Witches (82 pages found in this category)


Margaret Henderson, Lady Pittadro

Member of the Scottish elite who was accused then incarcerated for witchcraft in 1649, but died before her case went to trial.

Margaretha Horn, witch

Woman arrested on suspicion of witchcraft in Rothenburg in 1652, who despite being tortured, vigorously protested her innocence

Mary Hicks, witch

Redirected to Whole trial and examination of Mrs. Mary Hicks and her daughter Elizabeth.

Mary Lackland

Redirect to Mary Lakeland.

Mary Lakeland

English woman executed for witchcraft in Ipswich in 1645, one of the few people in England to have been executed by burning after a conviction of witchcraft.

Mary Pannell

Woman associated with witchcraft at Ledston Hall in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Died in 1603, and is said to haunt the nearby woods.

Meg Shelton

Reputed witch whose corpse kept reappearing from its grave until it was covered by a large boulder.

Molly Leigh (witch)

Woman accused by her local rector of being a witch, but never formally charged as such.

Mother Haggy

Witch of St. Albans, best-known for her salve to restore the hymen.

Mother Red Cap

Redirected to Jinney Bingham, Mother Damnable