Elizabeth Lowys
First person to be prosecuted under the Witchcraft Act of 1563.
First person to be prosecuted under the Witchcraft Act of 1563.
One of the 31 Essex witches, hanged in 1589.
Legendary 11th–century witch who tried and failed to prevent the Devil from claiming her body after her death.
Redirected to Elizabeth Francis.
Collective name given to the 31 people accused of witchcraft in the English county of Essex between 1566 and 1589.
Scottish aristocrat executed in 1537 for treason. Modern day academics highlight that earlier accounts declaring she was tried for witchcraft are inaccurate.
Alleged name of the last person to be executed for witchcraft in the British Isles, in 1727.
Redirected to Meg Shelton.
Redirected to Meg Shelton.
Reputed witch whose corpse kept reappearing from its grave until it was covered by a large boulder.