trials and executions for witchcraft continued in England after the Wenham case. One such case involved Mary Hickes and her nine-year-old daughter Elizabeth, who were condemned to death by the assize court and were hanged in Huntingdon on Saturday 28 July 1716. Contemporary accounts The trial caused a sensation in London, where publishers such as Edmund Curll sold material proclaiming Wenham's innocence or guilt. One of the witnesses at the trial, Francis Bragge, published three pamphlets about the case including, A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire. Plays The Last Witch In 2012, a play entitled The Last Witch was performed at Hertford Theatre and Walkern Hall, 300 years after the original trial. Written by Kate Miller and directed by former Hertfordshire vicar Richard Syms, the play starred Toni Brooks as the titular character, with Rhiannon Drake as Anne Thorne and Lindsay Cooper as Debora Gardiner. Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern In 2015 a play about Wenham by Rebecca Lenkiewicz opened at Watford Palace Theatre and went on tour. References Further reading Alan Akeroyd and Caroline Clifford, Huntingdon: Eight Centuries of History (2004) External links Articles on Jane Wenham on the Walkern History Society website 1730 deaths People from Hertfordshire Burials in Hertfordshire Witch trials in England Year of birth unknown