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WHEN FEAR TOOK HOLD: The Dark History of Cumbria’s Witch Trials
WHEN FEAR TOOK HOLD The Dark History of Cumbria’s Witch Trials. by Paul Eastham A horrible obsession gripped Cumbrians after the shattering destruction of the Cromwellian Civil War. They began persecuting large numbers of people, largely women, for practising witchcraft. For thousands of years, it was believed certain women could communicate with gods and heal […]
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