Helen Duncan

Standard Name: Duncan, Helen

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1735: The Conjuration and Witchcraft Act, repealing...

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1735

The Conjuration and Witchcraft Act, repealing previous British acts against witchcraft and replacing them with more moderate treatment, made its way through Parliament . It received royal assent on 24 March 1736.
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.

19 January 1944: A plainclothes policeman and a naval officer...

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19 January 1944

A plainclothes policeman and a naval officer interrupted a seance conducted at Portsmouth in Hampshire by Scottish spiritualist medium Helen Duncan , and arrested her and three of her audience.
“Scotland’s Last Witch”. BBC History: Modern Scotland: History Oddities.
Heselton, Philip. “Letter”. Guardian Weekly, 12–18 July 2001, p. 14.
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1951: The Fraudulent Mediums Act gave bona fide...

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1951

The Fraudulent Mediums Act gave bona fide spiritualist mediums the right to practise; only those with intent to deceive could now be prosecuted.
Heselton, Philip. “Letter”. Guardian Weekly, 12–18 July 2001, p. 14.
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