Este es un episodio dedicado a Molly Leigh 'la bruja de Burslem', Marie Laveau 'la reina del vudú' y Elly Kedward 'la bruja de Blair', brujas poderosas que desafiaron las normas de su tiempo.
Sep 2021
The Last Witches of England
In 1682 three women, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susannah Edwards, from the town of Bideford were tried and hanged as witches. They were convicted on flimsy evidence, including an incident where a magpie, supposedly a symbol of the devil, had spooked the wife of a local m ... Show More
32m 36s
Oct 2022
57: The Witches are Coming - Hide Your Broom, Hide Your Goats
<div>Welcome to the Dark History podcast. It’s spooky season babbyyy. Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and witches. Oooo witches. It’s hard to have a spooky season without witches. But many people hundreds of years ago tried real hard to get rid of all the witches. In today’s episode we’ ... Show More
45m 55s
Dec 2021
Episode CLXXVIII - Witches in Roman Literature
Romans had the reality of witches, those who made the brews and prepared the curses, but also the witches of fiction. In their poems and stories, a witch took on a horrific persona, one that skews much more closely to the modern idea of a witch. Guest: Associate Professor Rhianno ... Show More
43m 45s
Mar 2024
England's Worst Witch Trial: Pendle Witches
<p>Inside the heavy walls of Lancaster Castle, the darkest & deadliest of English witch trials played out in 1612 - the Pendle Witch Trials. By the end ten people would be executed and many more lives ruined. At their heart was a little girl, Jennet Device, and a book, <em>Daemon ... Show More
46m 18s