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Witchcraft Act 1542
The Bill ayest conjuraracons & wichecraftes and sorcery and enchantmants. Read More »
Witchcraft Act 1547
An Acte for the Repeale of certain Statutes, etc. Read More »
Witchcraft Act 1563
An Act agaynst Conjuracons Inchantments and Witchecraftes. Read More »
Witchcraft Act 1580
An Acte against sedicious Wordes and Rumours uttered againste the queenes moste excellent Majestie. Read More »
Witchcraft Act 1604
An Acte against conjuration Witchcrafte and dealinge with evill and wicked Spirits. Read More »
Witchcraft Act 1763
An Act to repeal the Statute made in the First Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked Spirits, except so much thereof as repeals an Act of the Fifth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, Against Conjurations, Inchantments, and Witchcrafts, and to repeal an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland in the Nint Read More »
Witchcraft In Middleton
Around 1630 a man named Utley, presumably from Middleton was accused of witchcraft, tried at Lancaster, found guilty and hanged. It was thought that he had bewitched to death Richard Assheton (before 1625 – 1630), first son of Sir Ralph Assheton Esq, Lord of Middleton and his wife Elizabeth Kaye. Read More »
Yarrow
There is a story about a witch from Yarrow. Each night a young boy was transformed into a horse when a local witch slipped a magical bridle over his head whilst he slept. She would ride the boy to her sabbat. One night the boy's older brother tricked the witch and managed to bridle her instead. Read More »
Craig-y-Nos Castle
Rooms from £55.00 per night midweek with continental breakfast
