18 August 1612 August 17, 2022 Author: Staff The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England’s most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The great principle which this house ought to guard and cherish is that, when the tax collector comes to the private citizen and takes from him of his wealth for the services of the public, the whole of that money taken shall go for the purposes for which it is intended, and that no private interests, however powerfully they may be organized and however eloquently advocated, shall thrust their dirty fingers into the pie and take the profits for themselves." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 19 August 1612 21 June 1982 11 December 1934 12 October 1773 22 June 1942 27 August 1776 27 August 1776 18 August 1868 25 August 1835 18 August 1966 Categories: History Tags: 1612, 18 August