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Witches of Warboys
The Witches of Warboys is the name used to describe the accusation, trial and execution for witchcraft of Alice Samuel and her family between 1589 and 1593 in the village of Warboys, in the fens of England.
==Overview==
The trials of the Witches of Warboys occurred during the sixteenth century at Warboys in Huntingdonshire. “It was a case that attracted probably more notice than any other in the sixteenth century.” 〔Rosen, Barbara, Witchcraft in England 1558-1618. Amherst: U of Massachusetts, 1991. Print.〕 The first allegations were made in November 1589 by Jane Throckmorton, the 10-year-old daughter of Robert Throckmorton the Squire of Warboys when she started suffering from fits (see Initial Allegations below). She accused the 76-year-old Alice Samuel of being the cause; this was echoed by Jane’s four sisters and some household servants who began exhibiting similar symptoms. When Alice Samuel was brought forward to the children, they became more ill and had the urge to scratch her.
Robert Throckmorton was a close friend of Sir Henry Cromwell, one of the wealthiest commoners in England. In March 1590, Lady Cromwell, the grandmother of Oliver Cromwell, came to Warboys to visit. When Lady Cromwell, wife of Sir Henry Cromwell, visited the Throckmorton house, she interviewed Alice Samuel and what came after the interview served to confirm the suspicions the Throckmortons had. Lady Cromwell was tormented by Alice Samuel in her dreams, and after some time she became ill and died. This was enough proof to put Alice Samuel through a trial that would find her and the rest of her family guilty.
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