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Helen Duncan, (Not) Scotland’s Last Witch
10 ott 2022 ·
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Helen Duncan, (Not) Scotland’s Last Witch
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Helen Duncan is sometimes described as Scotland’s last witch, or the last person imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain, or the last person to be tried under the UK’s 1735 Witchcraft...
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Helen Duncan is sometimes described as Scotland’s last witch, or the last person imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain, or the last person to be tried under the UK’s 1735 Witchcraft Act. None of those are quite accurate. Research:
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