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Agnes Sampson and the Plot to Assassinate the King
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Agnes Sampson was a midwife and local cunning woman in a small village in Scotland at the end of the 16th century when she was accused of practicing witchcraft and conspiring with the devil. After extreme torture, she confessed to 53 indictments against her -- including a plot to assassinate King James VI.
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Released:
Mar 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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