TIL that the last conviction under the Witchcraft Act 1735 was in 1944. Medium Helen Duncan had revealed the sinking of HMS Barham during a seance, and the government was concerned she would leak information about D-Day the same way.


TIL that the last conviction under the Witchcraft Act 1735 was in 1944. Medium Helen Duncan had revealed the sinking of HMS Barham during a seance, and the government was concerned she would leak information about D-Day the same way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Duncan#Repeal_of_the_Witchcraft_Act bigbrother2030 July 31, 2021 at 12:18PM

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