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Witch hunters: cynical persecutors or misguided zealots?

Witch hunters: cynical persecutors or misguided zealots?

FromHistory Extra podcast


Witch hunters: cynical persecutors or misguided zealots?

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Marion Gibson discusses the motivations and methods of “witch finders” who sought out supernatural wrongdoing in Stuart Britain. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, she discusses why people became witch hunters and explores the techniques they used to extract confessions, from strip-searching and sleep deprivation to ‘swimming’. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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