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She is unlikely to have been the first witch executed in the British Isles. Anti-witch hysteria and trials had a resurgence in England during the Tudors and Stuarts, but it had existed for time immemorial. These witch trials were usually politically motivated at the village level. The hostility directed towards Catholic priests spilled over to include women ... witches were female priests. The worst atrocities took place in 'heretical' protestant areas, and notably in Salem, Ma. Witchcraft hysteria existed during the dark ages, but this was obviously not related to religious wars. The Church had made attempts after these times to stamp out witch hysteria in Europe, as they regarded it as belief in paganism. Anti-witch fervor reached a peak during the Civil War.203.219.70.161 (talk) 06:46, 4 July 2014 (UTC)Reply
Same concern. What about (for example) Margery Jourdemayne, "accused of treasonable witchcraft and subsequently burned at the stake in 1441"? Or would it mean Agnes Waterhouse is the first witch hanged in England, instead of being burned? --Fanfwah (talk) 09:25, 7 October 2015 (UTC)Reply
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