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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·8 months agoOh hey, just like the Salem witch trials in the US. In the 1690s.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·8 months agoIt wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
minus-squareDeceptichumlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoGuy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 months ago widows did have some legal rights and could inherit property from their deceased husbands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoSeems you did, in fact, forgot about that
Oh hey, just like the Salem witch trials in the US. In the 1690s.
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It wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
Guy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England
Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
Seems you did, in fact, forgot about that