Request a Royal Pardon for the Pendle Witches hung in August 1612

We want the Government to request a Royal Pardon for the innocent people of Pendle, Lancashire, once claimed to be “The Pendle Witches”, who were falsely accused at a time of great ignorance, and hung on 20 August 1612.

This petition closed on 18 Nov 2022 with 237 signatures


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