With Halloween Coming Up,

whenever I think of witches and their trials,

I think of the Pendleton witches, above two of the accused witches: Anne Whittle (Chattox) and her daughter Anne Redferne, illustration by John Gilbert, from the 1854 edition of William Harrison Ainsworth's The Lancashire Witches, in the trial the twelve accused lived in the area surrounding 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 who went to trial – nine women and two men – ten were found guilty and executed by hanging; one was found not guilty,

and in America of course the Salem witch trials, in Salem, Massachusetts, above the Salem Witch Museum, courtesy of Massachusetts Office Of Travel & Tourism, it, the town and church will be the place to visit, it has a history of witchcraft and supernatural elements, if you ever visit Salem, you should definitely check out several museums which showcase some spooky displays, here are some of them, happy Halloween!