Template:Did you know nominations/Malkin Tower

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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 02:48, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Malkin Tower

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... that on Good Friday, 6 April 1612, Malkin Tower was the venue for perhaps the most well-known alleged witches' coven in English legal history?

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Created/expanded by Malleus Fatuorum (talk), BigDom (talk), Trappedinburnley (talk). Nominated by BigDom (talk) at 12:48, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

The hook is too much of a fudge for me - "perhaps the most-well known alleged..". Long enough, recent enough. Secretlondon (talk) 14:39, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

How about: "... that on Good Friday, 6 April 1612, Malkin Tower was alleged to be the location of a witches' coven?" We have to use alleged because obviously there's no such thing as real witches. BigDom (talk) 14:45, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

I think Wiccans would disagree! However this is about women falsely being accused of witchcraft, which I accept is different.

Actually it isn't; two of those accused and executed as witches were blokes. Malleus Fatuorum 00:48, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

I would suggest "... that Malkin Tower was the venue for an alleged witches' coven that took place on Good Friday, 6 April 1612" as a less ambiguous hook. Malleus Fatuorum 00:43, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Long enough, recent enough. Refs fine. I've fiddled with your alt hook. Will have to AGF on the offline sources. Secretlondon (talk) 22:35, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

That alt hook isn't right, as the coven took place on 6 April, not the allegation. I don't agree with the "fudge" accusation, but I've made an alternate suggestion nevertheless. Malleus Fatuorum 00:43, 25 August 2012 (UTC)