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1800s? Maybe off by 200 years?
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At least one hundred. In 18th century Europe, still, in rare cases, "witches" were burned.
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Were they burned alive and was it an official act? I think by the 18 century almost everywhere burning alive has gone out of style.
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Yes, from scimming the Wikipedia articles, the victims of the last cases often were decapitated before they were burned.
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I mean maybe they’re talking about people who would have accidentally set themselves on fire while building railroads? Or as performance acts?
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