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Margery Jourdemayne burned as a witch in 1441

Original: Margery Jourdemayne was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake OTD in 1441 https:// cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/a

Margery Jourdemayne, known as the 'Witch of Eye', was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in London on this day in 1441. The medieval case is being revisited online, with notes tying her story to sites around Avebury and England's history of witch trials.

Why now: The anniversary of her execution falls on this date, prompting history posts.

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• Margery Jourdemayne was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake OTD in 1441 https:// cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/av ebury/?s=mb # travel # England # history · bobthetraveler@mastodon.world · 3

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