Elizabeth Mortlock, witch
Woman from the small farming village of Pampisford, in Cambridgeshire, convicted of witchcraft in an ecclestiastical court in Ely in 1566.
English, Female, Witch
Witch
English, Female, Witch
Jinney Bingham, Mother Damnable
17th-century woman also known as Mother Red Cap and the Shrew of Kentish Town, suspected of being a witch, a murderer and poisoner.
Female, Scottish, Witch
Janet Kennedy, visionary
Janet or Jonet Kennedy from Redden or Reydon was a Scottish visionary involved in the North Berwick witch trials of 1590–1593.
English, Female, Witch
Witches of Belvoir
Mother and her two daughters accused of causing the deaths by witchcraft of two young nobles, Henry and Francis Manners.
Male, Scottish, Witch
Robert Grierson, witchcraft
Named by several accused of witchcraft during the North Berwick witch trials, Grierson died whilst being tortured during his interrogation.
Female, Scottish, Witch
Euphame MacCalzean
Wealthy Scottish heiress and member of the gentry convicted of witchcraft. A key figure in the North Berwick witchcraft trials of 1590–1591.
School teacher convicted of witchcraft in 1590, a central figure in the North Berwick witch trials.
Female, Scottish, Witch
Agnes Sampson
Scottish midwife, cunning woman and healer; central figure in the North Berwick witch trials.
Female, Scottish, Witch
Lilias Adie, witch
Elderly Torryburn woman who died after confessing to witchcraft; her face was reconstructed from photos of her skull.
English, Female, Witch
Elleine Smithe, witch
Essex woman convicted and hanged for witchcraft in 1579.
