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Witchcraft Was a Capital Crime Until 1951

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The UK's Witchcraft Act of 1735 made it illegal to claim to have magical powers until it was finally repealed in 1951. The last person convicted under it was Helen Duncan in 1944, imprisoned for fraudulent claims of mediumship during WWII.

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