ShortHand: Big Witch Special Part 1 - The European Witch Craze
20 October - 23 mins explicitBelieved for over a thousand years to be local soothsayers who used their powers for everyday charms and spells, European witches' PR machine finally turned against them in the 16th and 17th centuries: when the continent suddenly became gripped by the idea that they weren't so wholesome after all...
In fact, they might just be part of a demonic army on a mission to cloud the whole world in evil.
For spooky season, we're treating our listeners to a redux of our epic two-parter ShortHand exploring the witch-hunting mania that gripped Europe for a huge chunk of its history – and led to the state-sanctioned executions of over 200,000 people.
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