Edmund Robinson was an English ten-year-old boy from

Wheatley Lane, Lancashire Wheatley Lane is a village in Borough of Pendle, Pendle, Lancashire, England. It is close to Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson, Barrowford and Burnley. It lies to the north of the A6068 road, known locally as the Padiham bypass, or "The New Road". Whe ...

, who sparked a witch-hunt. His story was the inspiration for the 1634 play ''

The Late Lancashire Witches ''The Late Lancashire Witches'' is a Caroline-era stage play and written by Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome, published in 1634. The play is a topical melodrama on the subject of the witchcraft controversy that arose in Lancashire in 1633. Perfo ...

''.''Devil Dogs'', p. 26, May 2011,

BBC History Magazine ''BBC History Magazine'' is a British publication devoted to both British and world history and aimed at all levels of knowledge and interest. The publication releases thirteen editions a year, one per month and a Christmas special edition, an ...

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