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Witchcraft Act 1735
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The Witchcraft Act 1735 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1735 which made it a crime for a person to claim that any human being had magical powers or was guilty of practising witchcraft
Lord Chief Justice of England Sir John Holt by Richard van Bleeck, c. 1700. Holt greatly influenced the end of prosecutions for witchcraft in England. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Lord Chief Justice of England Sir John Holt by Richard van Bleeck, c. 1700. Holt greatly influenced the end of prosecutions for witchcraft in England.
A portrait of James Erskine by William Aikman, painted in 1720. Erskine was the only Member of Parliament to voice significant opposition to the act.
A portrait of James Erskine by William Aikman, painted in 1720. Erskine was the only Member of Parliament to voice significant opposition to the act.
Janet Horne
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Janet Horne was the last person to be executed legally for witchcraft in the British Isles.
The Witch's Stone in Dornoch, marking the spot of her execution
The Witch's Stone in Dornoch, marking the spot of her execution