Tag: King James I: Unraveling His Fascination with Witch Trials
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Unveiling the Dark Obsession: King James I and the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612
Introduction In the annals of witch trials, few cases are as disturbing and haunting as the trial that unfolded in 1612 in Pendle, Lancashire, England, during the reign of King James I. At the center of this macabre tale was a nine-year-old girl named Jennet Device, whose testimony, fueled by the prevailing paranoia surrounding witchcraft,…