Helen Duncan
Spiritualist, medium and the last person in Britain to be tried and sentenced under the 1735 Witchcraft Act.
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1944- Helen Duncan was brought to trial at the Old Bailey in London and became the last person to be prosecuted under the Witchcraft Act of 1735, which had not been used for more than a century. After a seven-day trial, she was sentenced to nine months in London’s Holloway Prison
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Helen Duncan was released from prison on the 22 September 1944. However, the harassment she faced appears to have continued right up to her death. In November 1956 the police raided a private séance in Nottingham in an attempt to prove fraud. Once again the investigators failed in their objectives. Five weeks later, the woman who will always be remembered as the last witch, died.
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www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Helen-Dun...
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In 1951, the Witchcraft Act 1735 was repealed with the enactment of the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951
Helen Duncan
Spiritualist, medium and the last person in Britain to be tried and sentenced under the 1735 Witchcraft Act.
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1944- Helen Duncan was brought to trial at the Old Bailey in London and became the last person to be prosecuted under the Witchcraft Act of 1735, which had not been used for more than a century. After a seven-day trial, she was sentenced to nine months in London’s Holloway Prison
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Helen Duncan was released from prison on the 22 September 1944. However, the harassment she faced appears to have continued right up to her death. In November 1956 the police raided a private séance in Nottingham in an attempt to prove fraud. Once again the investigators failed in their objectives. Five weeks later, the woman who will always be remembered as the last witch, died.
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www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Helen-Dun...
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ai/gimp/pixlr
In 1951, the Witchcraft Act 1735 was repealed with the enactment of the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951