The Real Witch Hunts: Persecution & Panic
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Witch hunts blazed across Europe from the 1400s right into the 1700s. Their terror has been burned into the collective memory. But how accurate are the pictures we have in our heads?
For this episode, Anthony and Maddy are joined by Suzannah Lipscomb, host of Not Just the Tudor. She helps them delve deep into the realities of witches and witch trials in Early Modern Europe.
Edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Annie Coloe and Rob Weinberg
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Warner Brothers and Salem's Lot, the spine-tingling new horror film from the legendary Stephen King. |
| 0:09.1 | It is so exciting, it is that time of year. It is spooky season. |
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| 1:02.3 | Salem's lot in cinemas October 11th. |
| 1:05.0 | Hi everyone, Maddie here. |
| 1:07.0 | Just to let you know that in this episode we do discuss very briefly the issues of infertility and miscarriage. |
| 1:14.8 | Hello there and welcome to After Dark, myths, misdeeds and the paranormal. |
| 1:19.6 | Today we are talking about witches. |
| 1:22.3 | You may have noticed but witches and |
| 1:24.3 | witchcraft are pretty much everywhere these days from the halls of Hogwarts to |
| 1:29.2 | witch-talk yes that's witch-y-tikock. The idea of witches, what they mean to us today and who they were in the past is on the lips of everyone. |
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