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30 de oct. de 2014 · The tale of Jane Wenham, found guilty of witchcraft in 1712, begins as all early modern witch stories do: with a suspicion. [1] A local farmer, John Chapman had long attributed the strange deaths of local cattle and horses to Wenham’s witchcraft, although he could not prove it. It was not until 1712 that he became sure of her guilt.
Jane Wenham. Jane Wenham (died 11 January 1730) was the last person to be condemned for witchcraft in an English court when she was found guilty at Hertford in 1712. [a] The only sentence the law allowed for her crime was death by hanging, so the judge, Sir John Powell, had no option but to pronounce the death sentence.
13 de ene. de 2016 · Jane Wenham was reputedly the last woman in England to be tried for witchcraft. This trial in 1712 was an immediate cause célèbre, setting those who insisted on the existence of malign spirits against their enlightened counterparts.
15 de nov. de 2018 · Ann Jane Wenham Figgins (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018), known professionally as Jane Wenham, was an English actress born in Southampton, Hampshire. Jane Wenham made her film debut in the adaptation of J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls in 1954. From 1957 to 1961 she was married to the actor Albert Finney, with whom she had a son, Simon, who is a cameraman.
23 de ago. de 2021 · Author and journalist Jane Wenham-Jones has died at the age of 59. According to a fundraising page set up by her sister Judith Haire, she died on 22nd August of cancer.More than £1,000 has ...
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Back in October I had the pleasure of watching two performances of Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern at The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. A new play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Out of Joint Theatre, and directed by Ria Parry, Wenham is inspired by the momentous events that took place in 1712 in the Hertfordshire village of Walkern, when Jane Wenham was one of the last women to be condemned ...
