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The Horrors of the Burnings of 'Witches' and Heretics - Island Stories

October 31, 2021 Eleanor Scott

Sixteenth and 17th century Europe saw a huge swathe of prosecutions, tortures and executions of so-called witches and heretics, including the brutal burnings of local families by foreign elite powers on islands perceived to have weak Christianity and church and a fondness for long-lived pagan superstitions and culture. In this piece I look at the burnings of supposed ‘witches’ and heretics on Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Iceland, and some of the symbols of resistance I remember from my own Manx childhood.

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In Isle of Man, Women's History, Island History, Reformation, Witch Hunts Tags Witches, Hop-Tu-Naa, Island Stories

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