Inside the U.K. movement to pardon women executed for witchcraft centuries ago
Summary
Maidstone councilors in England are seeking official pardons for more than 20 women hanged there after being convicted of witchcraft about 400 years ago. They plan to petition King Charles III and say the convictions were unjust; no convicted witches in the U.K. have been exonerated.Key Facts
- Records show that more than 20 women convicted of witchcraft were hanged in Maidstone.
- Witch trials peaked in England during the 1600s.
- The article estimates that about 5,000 women convicted of witchcraft were executed across England and Scotland.
- Maidstone councilor Claire Kehily and fellow councilors are lobbying the U.K. government for pardons.
- The councilors plan to petition King Charles III for an official pardon for Maidstone's convicted witches.
- A Maidstone Museum record documents a witch trial in the town in 1652.
- The article says all falsely accused people in the Salem witch trials have been pardoned, while no convicted witches in the U.K. have been exonerated.
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