Witch of Berkeley

Legendary 11th–century witch who tried and failed to prevent the Devil from claiming her body after her death.

Essex witches

Collective name given to the 31 people accused of witchcraft in the English county of Essex between 1566 and 1589.

Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis

Scottish aristocrat executed in 1537 for treason. Modern day academics highlight that earlier accounts declaring she was tried for witchcraft are inaccurate.

Janet Horne

Alleged name of the last person to be executed for witchcraft in the British Isles, in 1727.

Meg Shelton

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