Phil's photos with the keyword: Witchcraft

A memorial situated near the entrance to Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. In 1612 the Pendle Forest area was the setting for Britain's most famous / infamous "Witch trials" when 12 people (2 men and 10 women) were accused of various crimes allegedly committed by the use of "Witchcraft". One of the accused, an elderly woman, died in jail before the trial and one person was found not-guilty. The remaining 10 were all found guilty and hanged. The so-called "evidence" was based almost entirely on the testimony of Jennet Device, a 9-year-old child who was the "One voice for ten" inscribed on the monument. Between the time the accused (including all of Jennet's family) were arrested and the time they were brought to trial, Jennet is believed to have been in the care of Roger Nowell who "coincidentally" happened to be the prosecuting magistrate in the case and who almost certainly "coached" her in the evidence she would give. MORE INFORMATION HERE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches www.visitlancashire.com/inspire-me/pendle-witches Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A life-size witch model / manikin photographed outside the "Witches Galore" souvenir & gift shop in the village of Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. This village and the surrounding areas were the setting for Britain's most famous (or "infamous") witch trials, The Pendle Witches, in 1612 which resulted in the hanging of ten people at Lancaster. Most of the so-called "evidence" was based on the testimony of a 9-year-old child, Jennet Device, whose mother, brother and grandmother were among the victims. In those days, just to be accused of witchcraft usually meant you were automatically considered guilty unless you could prove (without any legal help) otherwise. www.witchesgalore.co.uk

"What are these, so withered, and so wild in their attire, that look not like th' inhabitants o' the Earth, and yet are on't ?" (Shakespeare: Macbeth). This photograph was taken with one of my first digital cameras, an Olympus AZ-1 compact which had a very low-resolution sensor by today's standards. Photographed outside "Witches Galore", a Gift and Souvenir shop in the village of Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire, North-West England. Processed with Nikon NX2 software. (Title & quote from "The Scottish play").

This 16th Century building known as The Old Hall (built in 1536) was the former home of Alice Nutter, one of the accused "Pendle Witches" who was executed at Lancaster with nine others in 1612. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches

Alice Nutter was one of the accused "Pendle Witches" executed at Lancaster with nine others in 1612. This statue depicting Alice climbing the gallows steps was commissioned to mark the 400th anniversary of the witch trials. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches

Alice Nutter was one of the accused "Pendle Witches". She was executed at Lancaster with 9 others in 1612. This statue was commissioned to mark the 400th anniversary of the witch trials. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches