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Week one – What is a witch?
In the first week of our HistoryExtra Academy history of witchcraft course, Professor Marion Gibson explores attitudes to witchcraft between the 15th and 18th centuries, and looks at some of the reasons why someone might find themselves at the centre of a witch trial
Published: August 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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In the first lecture of the HistoryExtra Academy history of witchcraft course, Professor Marion Gibson explores attitudes to witchcraft between the 15th and 18th centuries, and looks at some of the reasons why someone might find themselves at the centre of a witch trial
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Tracy Borman reveals how James VI and I's obsession with devilry consigned hundreds of unfortunates to the flames
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They tortured, tricked and terrorised suspects into confessions, often with undisguised relish. So, asks Marion Gibson, should the witchfinders of 16th and 17th-century Europe be dismissed as sadists and charlatans, or did they genuinely believe they were doing the right thing?
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Professor Owen Davies addresses eight popular misconceptions about the history of witchcraft in Europe
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Marion Gibson explores what a 1580s witchcraft trial can reveal about poverty, social tensions and ordinary life in early modern England
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