Helen Duncan

Helen Duncan

Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan (25 November 1897 – 6 December 1956) was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the British Witchcraft Act of 1735.

Read more about Helen Duncan:  Early Life, Practising Medium, HMS Barham Sinking, Repeal of The Witchcraft Act, Dramatisation

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