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Week three – Witch trials
In week three of the HistoryExtra Academy course on the history of witchcraft, Professor Marion Gibson takes a closer look at the process of trying an accused witch, and explores some of the most infamous witch trials in history: Salem, 1692
Published: August 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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In week three of the HistoryExtra Academy course on the history of witchcraft, Professor Marion Gibson takes a closer look at the process of trying an accused witch, and explores some of the most infamous witch trials in history: Salem, 1692
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SalemInvestigating the witch trials
In 1692, 19 members of a small New England community were hanged for witchcraft. Over the course of the year, young girls convulsed and barked like dogs, women confessed to flying on poles to satanic sabbaths, and villagers recounted seeing ghostly apparitions and translucent cats.
How can we explain these seemingly inexplicable events? With the help of experts, we’ll delve into the historical factors that were at play in Salem to get to grips with one of the most fascinating moments in American history.
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The Pendle witches: what happened in the infamous Lancashire witch trial?
In 1612, the hangings of those accused of being the Pendle Witches caused a public sensation. Dr Robert Poole and Charlotte Hodgman visit Lancaster Castle in Lancashire, where one of the most famous, and sensational, witch trials in British history took place, in 1612, and explore the history of the chilling event…
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Professor Marion Gibson reveals how England’s early modern legal system dealt with suspected ‘witches’
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The war on witches. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Charlotte Hodgman talks to Owen Davies about nine places associated with the witch hunts that saw hundreds put to death across early modern Britain
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When the devil stalked Salem: the story of the Salem witch trials
Why were 19 people hanged for practising dark magic in 17th-century New England? Ellie Cawthorne, presenter of a new HistoryExtra podcast series on the events of 1692–93, examines six causes of the Salem witch trials
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Witches in the dock: 10 of Britain’s most infamous witch trials
What happened when someone was charged with conversing with the Devil or practising sorcery on the king? Owen Davies lifts the lid on 10 of Britain's most infamous witch trials
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In this talk first delivered in November 2021, Malcolm Gaskill examines a witch-hunt in the community of Springfield, western Massachusetts, in the late 1640s
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