Results for "legal history"
6 entries found.
馃嚨馃嚤 PolandWitch trials in Poland
A historical record of sorcery prosecutions and executions in Poland from the 15th to the 19th century.Belief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomSpectral evidence
Court testimony based on visions of spirits during historical witch trialsBelief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚫馃嚘 Saudi Arabia and 5 moreWitch hunt
A campaign to find and punish people accused of using magic for harmBelief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚝馃嚪 FranceWitch trials in France
A fragmented history of legal persecution for sorcery across French regions and centuries.Belief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 2 moreWitchcraft Acts
A series of British laws that shifted from punishing witchcraft to punishing those who claimed to practice it.Text 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesGreenbrier Ghost
A West Virginia murder case where a mother claimed her daughter's spirit revealed the truth.Belief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚫馃嚘 Saudi Arabia and 5 moreWitch hunt
A campaign to find and punish people accused of using magic for harmBelief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚝馃嚪 FranceWitch trials in France
A fragmented history of legal persecution for sorcery across French regions and centuries.Belief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 2 moreWitchcraft Acts
A series of British laws that shifted from punishing witchcraft to punishing those who claimed to practice it.Text 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesGreenbrier Ghost
A West Virginia murder case where a mother claimed her daughter's spirit revealed the truth.Belief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Witchcraft Act 1735: Richard van Bleeck, Public domain, source
- Witch hunt: Johann Jakob Wick, Public domain, source
- Witch trials in France: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source