Ruth Osborne was drowned by a mob of 5,000 people after being accused of witchcraft in 1751, a librarian says.
West Dunbartonshire councillors are set to start a new witch hunt as they look to honour local women wrongly persecuted for witchcraft in the 17th century. A motion to Remember the Accused Witches of ...
Witchcraft and its links to a county were being explored in talks by a library service. Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies will look at the stories of women like Ruth Osborne, who, in 1751, was ...