Anne Hunnam; the witch of Scarborough — hocuspocus13

Originally posted on Whitby Uncovered: When witch hunting was all the rage and villages across England were terrified by the old dear down the street who had a black cat follow her, one of the many symptoms of being ‘bewitched’ was fits. It is believed now that what caused the fits was Ergot, a fungi…

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