British history | She begged for turnips. They called it witchcraft.
Walkern, 1712. Jane Wenham — poor, old, alone. A farmer’s sheep died and the village blamed her. 16 witnesses. A girl said Jane made her fly. The judge said there was no law against flying — the jury convicted her anyway. He couldn’t stop the verdict, only the rope.
The last woman in England condemned as a witch.
Mercy, justice, or a village that needed someone to blame?
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