Who were the Essex ‘witches’? An encyclopedia on the thirty-six accused women.

Thirty-six Essex women faced judgement. More than half would be sent to the gallows.

Fifteen Essex towns and villages were consumed by the fear of witches in 1645.

The two magistrates determined to free Essex from Satan’s power.

Colchester as the witches and witchfinders knew it.

The imprisonment of the Essex witches and interrogation of Rebecca West.

Discover what remains of the witch-hunt in Manningtree, Mistley, and Lawford.

Exploring how today’s Manningtree remembers the witch-hunt victims.

England’s largest and deadliest witch-hunt began in a small town in March 1645.