Witches

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

What comes to your mind when you think of a witch? Broomsticks? Black cats? Warts?

Early modern witchcraft expert, John Callow, is Betwixt the Sheets with Kate to explain the history behind the stereotypes we have today.

They also chat about the Bideford Witches, the last three women to be hanged for witchcraft in England, as well as the misogyny in witch trials throughout the ages.

You can find out more about John's work here.

*WARNING this episode includes naughty words*

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Seyi Adaobi.

Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit. This podcast includes an archive clips from The Witch's Curse 1962.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:02.2	But a legacy can change over time as new generations
0:05.6	re-examine old preputations.
0:07.6	From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4Hersh.
0:11.0	I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,
0:14.0	we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,
0:17.4	from Napoleon to Picasso.
0:19.2	And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?
0:23.4	This is legacy.
0:24.7	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.4	Hello there, my lovely betricksters.
0:34.3	It's Kate Lester jumping in with your fair do's warning.
0:38.6	Fair do's.
0:39.8	We are talking about adult themes in an adulty way.
0:42.9	We're covering witches, which is inevitably going to mean torture
0:46.5	and general horrendous treatment and swearing, obviously.
0:50.5	But this is your fair do's warning.
0:52.2	So that is not your cup of witch's brew.
0:54.9	Then please sit this one out for everyone else.
0:57.8	Buckle up.
0:58.6	Let's do it.
1:03.6	Now I can continue on my struggle.
	...

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