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U.K. campaign seeks pardons for executed ‘witches’
Campaigners in the United Kingdom are seeking formal pardons for women executed as witches centuries ago. About 5,000 women were convicted across England and Scotland, then killed by hanging or burning. The effort confronts a grim chapter in history.
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