One of 2500 species of plants belonging to the Solanaceae family. Its psychoactive effects have been known to physicians since ancient times.
Manorial court
Lowest courts of law in England during the feudal period, their civil jurisdiction limited by subject matter and geography.
Margaret Aitken, the great witch of Balwearie
Pivotal figure in the great Scottish witchcraft panic of 1597.
Margaret Clap
Owner with her husband of a notorious molly house in 18th-century London.
Margaret Echlin, Lady Pittathrow
Redirected to Margaret Henderson, Lady Pittadrow.
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.
Margaret Sibthorp
Editor of the "pioneering women's periodical" Shafts from 1892 until 1899.
Margaretha Horn, witch
Woman arrested on suspicion of witchcraft in Rothenburg in 1652, who despite being tortured, vigorously protested her innocence
Mariamne
Oil painting by John William Waterhouse
Marion Walker
Glaswegian woman active from 1597–1614 in highlighting the miscarriages of justice perpetrated during a Scottish witch-hunt.
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