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A plaque commemorating the execution on the wall of Rougemont Castle in Exeter.

Alice Molland (died 1684) was an English woman who was executed for witchcraft.

Her trial is poorly documented.

She was executed by hanging in Exeter.

She has been referred to as the last person confirmed to be executed for witchcraft in England. [1] [2]

A memorial plaque was made over her.

See also

References

  1. ^ Armbruster, Caroline (2016). "Alice Molland (d.1685)". In Levin, Carole; et al. (eds.). A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen: Exemplary Lives: 1500–1650. Routledge. p. 334. OCLC  949870073.
  2. ^ David Pickering, Dictionary of Witchcraft