10 Weird Supernatural Stories From 18th-Century Great Britain

With the rise of the Enlightenment in the 18th century, many people in Great Britain became skeptical of the supernatural. The authorities stopped taking superstition seriously, and the Witchcraft Act of 1735 actually punished people for accusing others of witchcraft. Still, we have plenty of supernatural accounts from that time, most of which, no matter how bizarre or ridiculous the story, stressed the reliability of their witnesses. 

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