Agnes Waterhouse

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Agnes Waterhouse was accused of bewitching to death William Fynee and was hanged at Chelmsford in England on 27 July 1566.
Agnes Waterhouse was accused of bewitching to death William Fynee and was hanged at Chelmsford in England on 27 July 1566.

Agnes Waterhouse (c.1503 in England - 27 July 1566 in Chelmsford) was the first woman executed for witchcraft in England.

She was put on trial in Chelmsford, England, in 1566 for using witchcraft to cause illness. Her eighteen-year-old daughter Joan was also accused of the same crime. Joan testified against her mother in order to save herself and Agnes was hanged.

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