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15 de nov. de 2018 · Ann Jane Wenham Figgins (26 November 1927 – 15 November 2018), known professionally as Jane Wenham, was an English actress born in Southampton, Hampshire. Jane Wenham made her film debut in the adaptation of J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls in 1954. From 1957 to 1961 she was married to the actor Albert Finney, with whom she had a son, Simon, who is a cameraman.
13 de ene. de 2016 · Wenham was an impoverished 70-year-old widow from Walkern, Hertfordshire, with a reputation for herbal cures and cursing. When a local farmer accused her of being ‘a witch and a bitch’, Wenham demanded the local magistrate bring a charge of defamation. This, however, resulted in her being accused of witchcraft with locals queuing up to ...
29 de sept. de 2015 · Jane Wenham was accused of witchery in the Hertfordshire village of Walkern in 1712, three years before the last official execution for witchcraft in England. Walkern is not a happy place. Under ...
30 de oct. de 2014 · The tale of Jane Wenham, found guilty of witchcraft in 1712, begins as all early modern witch stories do: with a suspicion. [1] A local farmer, John Chapman had long attributed the strange deaths of local cattle and horses to Wenham’s witchcraft, although he could not prove it. It was not until 1712 that he became sure of her guilt.
Back in October I had the pleasure of watching two performances of Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern at The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. A new play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Out of Joint Theatre, and directed by Ria Parry, Wenham is inspired by the momentous events that took place in 1712 in the Hertfordshire village of Walkern, when Jane Wenham was one of the last women to be condemned ...
23 de ago. de 2021 · Author and journalist Jane Wenham-Jones has died at the age of 59. According to a fundraising page set up by her sister Judith Haire, she died on 22nd August of cancer.More than £1,000 has ...
Jane Wenham, morte en 1730, est l'une des dernières condamnées à mort pour sorcellerie en Angleterre. Sa condamnation fut annulée. Son procès du 4 mars 1712 est considéré, à tort, comme le dernier procès de la chasse aux sorcières en Angleterre [1].
