Purkiss, D. (2022) Witchcraft: Eight myths and Misconceptions, English Heritage. Available at: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/eight-witchcraft-myths/ (Accessed: November 6, 2022).
- Witches were not burned at the stake in English speaking countries. It was a felony in England and American colonies. In Scotland, witches were strangled to death and then burned.
- 30-60k people were executed in the main era of witchcraft persecutions
- Only 25% of those tried across this period in England were found guilty and executed.
- Total number of people tried in England was no more than 2,000.
- All 4 of the major western Christian denominations persecuted witches to some extent. Eastern Christian or Orthodox churches carried out almost NO witch hunting.
- In England, the majority of those accused were women, however in other countries including Scandinavia, men were the slight majority. In England, most of the ACCUSERS were women.
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