The British decided to seek justice for women executed for witchcraft. Almost 400 years later, Maidstone authorities want to obtain a posthumous pardon for local residents who were convicted of witchcraft in the 17th century and sentenced to death. Single women and widows were often blamed for crop failures, disease and animal death. They became convenient victims of accusations because there was no one to speak for them, local officials said. Now the city council intends to turn to Charles III. At the same time, in American Salem, those convicted of witchcraft have already been rehabilitated, but in Britain this question remains open.

The British decided to seek justice for women executed for witchcraft. Almost 400 years later, Maidstone authorities want to obtain a posthumous pardon for local residents who were convicted of witchcraft in the 17th century and sentenced to death. Single women and widows were often blamed for crop failures, disease and animal death. They became convenient victims of accusations because there was no one to speak for them, local officials said. Now the city council intends to turn to Charles III. At the same time, in American Salem, those convicted of witchcraft have already been rehabilitated, but in Britain this question remains open.