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The History of Witchcraft
Summary: The belief in magic and witchcraft has existed in every recorded human culture; this podcast looks at how people explained the inexplicable, turned random acts of nature into conscious acts of mortal or supernatural beings, and how desperate communities took revenge against the suspected perpetrators. While this might sound like a particularly morbid subject, I aim to present it in an entertaining, but informative, way. Of course, there are cases of genuine tragedy in this history of witchcraft, but with a gap of several hundred years, it's ok for us to find humour in the image of, for example, an Anglo-Saxon witch attempting to ward off the Norman invasion of England by exposing her buttocks. That didn't work very well, if you're wondering...
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Podcasts:
017 - Poisoners, Soul-Drawers, and Mathematicians
016 - The Legacy of the Magi
015 - The Sorcerers of the Pharaohs
014 - The Scattering of the Knights Templar
013 - The Crushing of the Knights Templar
012 - The Rise of the Knights Templar
011 - Mountaintop Madness
The last great Scottish trial under the reign of James Stuart
The North Berwick Witch Hunt | The Exile of Earl Bothwell | Newes from Scotland
The bloodsoaked early years of James VI's reign
James VI of Scotland had one hell of a tough time getting married...
006 - The Synagogue of Satan
005 - "I Have Forgiven the Devil"
004 - Reigns of Terror
003 - Heartland of the Witch Craze