Generation Witch
A short introduction to the birth of modern witchcraft
12 min readJan 26, 2024
Only in 1951 did Britain lift its last law against witches. The Witchcraft Act of 1735, dating in its earliest form to the mid-sixteenth century, was finally repealed due to lobbying efforts by English Spiritualists who, although organized into ecclesiastic churches, were sometimes harassed under its strictures.