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The episode of Cadfael was set in 1144 (if I remember correctly)
In 1215, the Pope forbade the ordeals of iron and of cold water, ruling that it be replaced by the already existing (and not always more merciful) method of trial by jury. :Phew:
Altogether throughout 1275 and 1929 just between Europe and the United States: Trials for witchcraft ....
2,386+ people in France,
114,517+ people in England,
24,577+ people in Germany,
30,303+ people in Spain,
25 people in the United States of America,
That's a total of 173408+ people killed for being a witch (according to the Catholic Church). That's one person a day for 475 years!
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