Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL witches were hanged in the U.S. and England., but burned in Scotland.www.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down13
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minus-squareeaterofclowns@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 days agoIn a pretty famous case, Giles Corey refused to plea to the accusation of witchcraft against him. He was pressed to death. Each time he was asked to plea over the course of three days he replied, “more weight.”
In a pretty famous case, Giles Corey refused to plea to the accusation of witchcraft against him. He was pressed to death. Each time he was asked to plea over the course of three days he replied, “more weight.”