Saturday, October 17, 2009

Witch facts

Dame Alice Kyteler ~1300, an Irish noblewoman was a wealthy and also a beautiful woman. She was accused of using Witchcraft to kill her wealthy husbands and get their properties. She was tried along with ten of her servants and her son William, but later she escaped to England.

In 1650’s Ireland, Florence Newton is also known as “the Witch of Youghal”. She was accused of bewitching people and causing them to have fits which led to them dying from frightful contortions. She was eventually tried and convicted of being a Witch.

Most witch hunters know that salt will melt any witch.

In Europe 85% of those executed for witchcraft were women.

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