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2: Trials, Tricksters and Tall Tales
The North East has been deceived by so-called witch hunters.
Meanwhile, Jane Martin is taken to Newcastle’s town moor, where she joins fifteen others who face the gallows.
Jane Martin, a miller’s wife from Northumberland is removed from her chains and taken to Newcastle’s town moor, where she joins fifteen others who face the gallows.
The North East has been deceived by so-called witch hunters and strange folklore emerges from County Durham, Hartlepool and South Tyneside.