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Witchcraft in wartime
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Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 03:35 PM UTC
The Helen Duncan case surfaces again

Witch hunt?

what the article fails to mention (for obvious reasons) is that the 1735 Witchcraft Act was repealed to be replaced by the 1951 Fraudulent Mediums Act.

David
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Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 06:41 PM UTC
Interesting stuff. I've never heard of Helen Duncan, and I happen to believe that Witches are generally just people who want to rebel against society, the facts as written in this article would seem to justify a pardon.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 06:57 PM UTC
Footage of HMS Barham sinking on the 25th November 1941 can be seen here:

HMS Barham

Helen Duncan is allegedly supposed to have recognised that the sailor was from Barham by his cap tally, even though these deliberately didn't show the name of the ship for security reasons.

David
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