RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL the last person imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 was in 1941, A medium claimed to have spoken to the crew of the battleship HMS Barnam, whose sinking had not been made publicen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down15
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkTIL the last person imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 was in 1941, A medium claimed to have spoken to the crew of the battleship HMS Barnam, whose sinking had not been made publicen.wikipedia.orgRobotToaster@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squarenothingcorporate@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days ago In 1944, Duncan was one of the last people convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2 c. 5), which made falsely claiming to procure spirits a crime.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoBut if they couldn’t have known the ship sank, was it really a false claim? What if they arrested the only real spirit medium? 🤷♂️
But if they couldn’t have known the ship sank, was it really a false claim? What if they arrested the only real spirit medium? 🤷♂️