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Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Episode 091: James I and Witchcraft

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Heather Teysko

History

4.6626 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

James I was a teeny bit obsessed with witches. In this episode I look a bit at the state of witchcraft and magic in Renaissance England, how that changed during the Protestant Reformation, and how James jumped on it and took it to a whole new level. Show notes at Englandcast.com If you like this show, please consider leaving a rating on iTunes, which is the best way you can support us! You can support for $1/episode on Patreon (patreon.com/nomadchick) or purchasing super awesome holiday gifts at the Englandcast Tudor Shop where there's gorgeous Christmas decor - http://shop.englandcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History Podcast, a part of the Agora Podcast Network.

0:16.0

I'm your host, Heather Tesco, and I'm a storyteller who makes history accessible because I believe it's a

0:21.1

pathway to understanding who we are, our place in the universe, and being more deeply in touch

0:27.2

with our own humanity. This is episode 91, James I first and witchcraft. I wanted to get this done

0:34.5

in time for Halloween, but I didn't, and instead I released a few other Halloween-themed episodes I'd done for my podcast network, Agora.

0:42.3

Speaking of Agora, how many of you are smart, savvy, and want to reach the tens of thousands of people who download Agora member podcasts every month?

0:52.2

If our listeners would fit your ad goals, I invite you to check

0:55.1

out Agorapodcastnetwork.com to learn more about advertising with us. Quick announcement on the

1:00.2

Tudor Planner. The 2018 Tudor Planner, or Diary, if you're in the UK, is a weekly and monthly

1:06.6

diary filled with tutor history, music, listening suggestions, and exclusive Spotify playlist,

1:12.9

quotes, all wrapped up in a gorgeous cover inspired by an illuminated manuscript. And it's now available

1:18.5

for pre-order and it's going to ship around November 15th. They are so gorgeous. I'm so pleased

1:23.9

with how they came out. I made a lot of changes after the feedback from last year,

1:27.9

which was the first year I did it, and it came out so well. So if you pre-order right now before

1:32.4

November 15th, you get a discount of $5 off the regular price, and you will get them before anybody

1:37.6

else does. So you can go to Tudorplanter.com to see a video of the planner, pictures, and get all

1:43.0

of the ordering information.

1:44.7

Finally, I need to thank my patrons.

1:46.8

I have amazing patrons.

1:48.5

Thank you to Kathy, Juergen, Ashley, Kendra, Ann Boulin, also known as Jessica, Elizabeth,

1:53.9

Cynthia, Judy, Kaylee, Ian, Laura, Barbara, Shar, Kiva, Amy, Allison, Julian, Kathy, Christine, Annetta, Mary, Catherine, Candace, Rebecca

2:03.7

from TudorsDinacy.com, Al, and Shandor. I love you guys. You're awesome. To find out how you can

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