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victims of the "Essex Witch Hunts"

Photograph at the victims of the "Essex Witch Hunts" plaque

In memory of the victims of the "Essex Witch Hunts" who were imprisoned in Colchester Castle. In the 16th and 17th centuries, over 200 women and men were held in the cells of Colchester Castle on charges of witchcraft. Many died while awaiting their trial. Much of the evidence was based on superstition, ignorance and hysteria. This plaque is placed as a memorial to them all and in the hope of an end to persecution and intolerance.

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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