Pendle

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Buildings and structures in Pendle, Education in Pendle, Geography of Pendle, Local government in Pendle, Media in Pendle, Sport in Pendle, Transport in Pendle, Pendle witches, Pendle Council election, 2002, Pendle Council election, 2008, Pendle Council election, 2003, Pendle Council election, 2007, Pendle Council election, 2006, Pendle Council election, 2004, Pendle Council election, 1999, Pendle Council election, 2010, Pendle Council election, 2000, Nelson F.C., Pendle Council election, 1998, Burnley & Pendle, St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, Colne F.C., Pendle local elections, Colne Cricket Club, Craven Herald & Pioneer, St Mary's Church, Newchurch in Pendle, Pendle Hill, Nelson and Colne College, Colne Dynamoes F.C., Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway, Pendle Community Radio, East Lancashire Line, Boulsworth Hill, 2BR, Lancashire Telegraph, Nelson Leader, West Craven, Nelson Cricket Club, Noyna Hill, Seedhill Cricket Ground, Weets Hill, Bracewell and Brogden, Barnoldswick Railway, Pendle Express, Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, Pendle Borough Council. Excerpt: The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area around Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. All but two were tried at Lancaster Assizes on 18-19 August 1612, along with the Samlesbury witches and others, in a series of trials that have become known as the Lancashire witch trials. One was tried at York Assizes on 27 July 1612, and another died in prison. Of the eleven individuals who went to trial-nine women and two men-ten were found guilty and executed by hanging and one was found not guilty. The trials were unusual for England at that time in two respects: t...