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Mary Hicks (died 28 July 1716, Huntingdon) was an English woman accused of witchcraft in Huntingdon, England. She was condemned to death by Huntingdon assizes on 28 July 1716 along with her nine-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Hicks, and is thought to be the last person executed in England for witchcraft. Biography
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Apr 11, 2018 · Learn about the last woman executed for witchcraft in England in 1716. Mary Hicks and her daughter Elizabeth allegedly made pacts with the devil and caused illness, death and destruction among their neighbours and livestock.
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Eighteenth-century authors of witchcraft tracts habitually began by attempting to thwart any disbelief or doubts readers may hold about the existence of the Devil and the black arts. This pamphlet is no exception, beginning by stating: “it hath been a great Controversie among Learned Men, about the possibility of Men and Women being Wizards Witches...
The full title is The whole trial and examination of Mrs. Mary Hicks and her daughter Elizabeth, but of nine years of age, who were Condemned the last Assizes held at Huntingdon for Witch-craft, and there Executed on Saturday, the 28th of July 1716 . . . the like never heard before; their Behaviour with several Divines who came to converse with ’em...
Modern-day historians and academics, such as Owen Davies and Phyllis J. Guskin, state categorically that Jane WenhamLast person to be condemned to death for witchcraft in an English court, when she was found guilty at Hertford in 1712. was the last person to be condemned for witchcraft in an English court when she was found guilty at Hertford in 17...
A 1716 pamphlet claiming to report the trial and execution of two witches in Huntingdon Assizes. Historians and academics consider it a fabrication based on earlier tracts with similar style and content.
The Whole Trial and Examination of Mrs. Mary Hicks and Her Daughter Elizabeth: But of Nine Years of Age, who Were Condemo'd [sic] the Last Assizes Held at Huntington for Witchcraft; and There...
Oct 1, 2021 · Mary Hicks, 'Captive Cosmopolitans: Black Mariners & the World of South Atlantic Slavery, 1721-1835'. Hutchins Center. 10K subscribers. Subscribed. 17. 739 views 2 years ago. (10-01-21) ...more...
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Mary Hicks may refer to: Mary W. Hicks, professor emerita at Florida State University. Mary Hicks (alleged witch) (died 1716), thought to be the last person executed in England for witchcraft. Mary Dana Hicks (1836–1927), American art educator.
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