Witchcraft accusations an 'occupational hazard' for female workers in early modern England
Witchcraft accusations an 'occupational hazard' for female workers in early modern England
While both men and women have historically been accused of the malicious use of magic, only around 10–30% of suspected witches were men by the 16th and 17th centuries.
Would a good defense to this, realistically speaking, for her to become active in the local church? Even if such support is completely faked?
At the time witchcraft was a crime in England.
Being able to quote the bible from memory was consider a defence.
While the UK has a history of laws against witchcraft. It really was rarely beleaved by our judicial system. So even in fudal times. Most judges were happy for a reason to exclude the cases.
Germany was more known for killings. (They happened in the UK. But were rare and normally not legally sanctioned)
England has more of a history of killing catholics etc. In fact until a few years ago. Our King or Queen were banned from marrying catholics.