Margaretha Horn, witch
Woman arrested on suspicion of witchcraft in Rothenburg in 1652, who despite being tortured, vigorously protested her innocence
Matthew Hopkins
English witch-hunter who claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament.
Witch-Finding
Methods used to identify witches.
Margaret Aitken, the great witch of Balwearie
Pivotal figure in the great Scottish witchcraft panic of 1597.
Witch of Endor
Female sorcerer who appears in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 28:3–25).
Richard Graham
Sorcerer, necromancer and wizard. Executed on the last day of February 1592 as part of the North Berwick witch trials, he was an associate of Francis Stewart, fifth Earl of Bothwell.
Barbara Napier, witch
Woman accused of witchcraft and conspiracy to murder during the North Berwick witch trials.
Jane Wenham
Last person to be condemned to death for witchcraft in an English court, when she was found guilty at Hertford in 1712.
Summis desiderantes affectibus
Papal bull regarding witchcraft issued by Pope Innocent VIII on 5 December 1484.
Geillis Duncan, witch
Young Scottish maidservant suspected of witchcraft by her employer in November 1590. After being tortured, the initial testimony she gave led to the start of the North Berwick witch trials.