• HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
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    10 months ago

    At the time witchcraft was a crime in England.

    Being able to quote the bible from memory was consider a defence.

    While the UK has a history of laws against witchcraft. It really was rarely beleaved by our judicial system. So even in fudal times. Most judges were happy for a reason to exclude the cases.

    Germany was more known for killings. (They happened in the UK. But were rare and normally not legally sanctioned)

    England has more of a history of killing catholics etc. In fact until a few years ago. Our King or Queen were banned from marrying catholics.