The Pendle Witch Fourth Centenary Handbook

We have reached that prominent milestone of four centuries since the Pendle Witch trials of 1612. During the period of March to August of that year the number of people accused of witchcraft, and eventually standing trial for their lives, numbered almost two-score. Over half of these unfortunates ended their days on the rope at Gallows Hill in Lancaster.

Four hundred years on it is perhaps surprising that the true Pendle Witch story still remains the stuff of half-fact and legend. It is high...