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During the [[17th century]] in [[Europe]], fear of [[witchcraft]] was the pretext for the [[witch trial|trial]] and state-approved murder of many innocents. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'') This was the same in the [[United States]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters (novel)|The Witch Hunters]]'') | During the [[17th century]] in [[Europe]], fear of [[witchcraft]] was the pretext for the [[witch trial|trial]] and state-approved murder of many innocents. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'') This was the same in the [[United States]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters (novel)|The Witch Hunters]]'') | ||
In Britain, [[English Parliament|Parliamentary]] [[Witch hunter|Witch-Prickers]] investigated potential witches. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'') These hunters included [[Matthew Hopkins]], the self-styled Witchfinder General. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Witch Hunt (comic story)|Witch Hunt]]'') Those denounced as witches faced trial. One such ceremony was ''[[A Tryal of Witches at the Assizes]]'', held in [[London]] in the | In Britain, [[English Parliament|Parliamentary]] [[Witch hunter|Witch-Prickers]] investigated potential witches. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'') These hunters included [[Matthew Hopkins]], the self-styled Witchfinder General. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Witch Hunt (comic story)|Witch Hunt]]'') Those denounced as witches faced trial. One such ceremony was ''[[A Tryal of Witches at the Assizes]]'', held in [[London]] in the 17th century. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | ||
Suspected witches were tied up and had [[fruit]] thrown at them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'') The [[Bible]] instructed not to allow witches to live. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Winter for the Adept (audio story)|Winter for the Adept]]'') Several [[Witchcraft | Suspected witches were tied up and had [[fruit]] thrown at them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'') The [[Bible]] instructed not to allow witches to live. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Winter for the Adept (audio story)|Winter for the Adept]]'') Several [[Witchcraft Act]]<nowiki/>s were passed by governments prohibiting its practice. Suspects of witchcraft were bound and thrown into a [[pond]]. If the suspect sunk and [[Drowning|drowned]], they were considered innocent. If he or she floated, however, they were found guilty and were [[Death penalty|executed]]. One way or another, the suspect would die. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'') The [[ducking stool]] was a similar method of punishment. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil's Armada (audio story)|The Devil's Armada]]'') Witches could also be [[Fire|burned at the stake]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') or [[hanged]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters (novel)|The Witch Hunters]]'') [[Jamie McCrimmon]], a [[Scottish]] [[Highlander]] from [[1746]], noted that witches were sprinkled with [[holy water]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') In Britain, the last Witchcraft Act was not repealed until [[1951]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | ||
=== History of witches in Britain === | === History of witches in Britain === | ||
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[[Ashildr]], an [[immortality|immortal]] [[human]], cured a whole village of [[scarlet fever]] | When [[Ashildr]], an [[immortality|immortal]] [[human]], cured a whole village of [[scarlet fever]], the villagers believed she was a witch and attempted to [[drown]] her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | ||
In [[London]] during [[July]] [[1553]], when Mistress [[Ellen (Lost in Time)|Ellen]] and Queen [[Jane Grey]] witnessed [[Rani Chandra]] return to her [[2010|own time]] via a [[time window]], Ellen believed it [[witchcraft]], but Jane believed Rani to have been an [[angel (mythology)|angel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') | In [[London]] during [[July]] [[1553]], when Mistress [[Ellen (Lost in Time)|Ellen]] and Queen [[Jane Grey]] witnessed [[Rani Chandra]] return to her [[2010|own time]] via a [[time window]], Ellen believed it [[witchcraft]], but Jane believed Rani to have been an [[angel (mythology)|angel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') | ||
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[[File:Doomfinger.jpg|thumb|The [[Carrionite]]s resembled witches. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')]] | [[File:Doomfinger.jpg|thumb|The [[Carrionite]]s resembled witches. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')]] | ||
In | In London, [[1599]], three [[Carrionite]]s planned to use [[William Shakespeare]]'s play, [[Love's Labour's Won|''Love's Labour's Won'']], to free their race and establish a "Millennium of blood". The Carrionites were witch-like creatures who used [[voodoo]] and "spells" to kill their victims. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ||
==== 17th century ==== | ==== 17th century ==== | ||
