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U.K. facing movement to clear convictions of women executed for witchcraft

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There is a movement underway in the United Kingdom that is seeking official pardons for the thousands of women who were executed for witchcraft centuries ago. Holly Williams has the story. U.K. facing movement to clear convictions of women executed for witchcraft #facing #movement #clear #convictions #women #executed #witchcraft

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Inside the U.K. movement to pardon women executed for witchcraft centuries ago

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Just outside of London sits Maidstone, a quiet country town in a peaceful corner of southern England. But around 400 years ago, Maidstone was the scene of witch hunts in the literal sense of the phrase. Records show that more than 20 women convicted of witchcraft were hanged in Maidstone. Witch hunts reached their peak […]

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