In 1727, Janet Horne became the last British person to be executed for what crime?
Janet Horne Janet Horne Janet Horne (died 1727) was a woman accused of witchcraft from Scotland, and the last person to be executed legally for witchcraft in the British Isles. Janet Horne and her daughter were arrested in Dornoch in Sutherland and imprisoned on the accusations of her neighbours. Horne was showing signs of senility, and her daughter had a deformity of her hands and feet. The neighbours accused Horne of having used her daughter as a pony to ride to the Devil, where she had her shod by him. The trial was conducted very quickly; the sheriff had judged both guilty
1727 British general election the Parliament of Great Britain. The general election was held between 14 August 1727 and 17 October 1727. At this period, elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections). 1727 British general election The 1727 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The