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Remembering the North East Witch Trials: From Newcastle’s Town Moor to the Derwent ValleyMost people have heard of the Salem witch trials. Far fewer realise that one of England’s largest witch trials ended in a mass execution here in the North East, while fear and accusations of witchcraft also reached communities around the Derwent Valley.On 21 August 1650, a crowd gathered on Newcastl…Read the story →More sections
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