Ten people were executed for witchcraft in Lancashire, England, following accusations involving two rival families of cunning folk. The trials produced detailed records of alleged witchcraft practices, family feuds, and confessions extracted under pressure, becoming one of the most famous witch trials in English history.

The Pendle Witch Trials have inspired numerous literary works, including novels, plays, and poetry exploring rural superstition, poverty, and justice. Modern poets and writers have revisited these events to examine class dynamics, the persecution of marginalized women, and the persistence of folk beliefs in early modern England.