Salem’s witches were pardoned, but Britain’s weren’t. There’s now a movement to change that

The real story of the Penenden Heath 'witches' as new sculpture is installed

The council has recently lobbied the government to pardon the hundreds of women executed during the 17th century witch trials

Salem’s witches were pardoned, but Britain’s weren’t. There’s now a movement to change that

While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws officially still stand.