Other notable cases · 1645 · Pre-Victorian

The Witchfinder General

During the 1640s Matthew Hopkins styled himself 'Witchfinder General' and led a campaign of witch trials across East Anglia. He was responsible for the executions of an estimated 300 people before the practice declined after the Restoration.

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