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England’s last witches

England’s last witches

FromHistory Extra podcast


England’s last witches

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

John Callow discusses the tragic case of the Bideford witches, the last women in England to be executed for the crime of witchcraftIn 1682, three women – Temperance Lloyd, Susannah Edwards and Mary Trembles – became the last in England to be hanged for the crime of witchcraft. John Callow speaks to Kev Lochun about how circumstance and ill-fortune led the so-called “Bideford witches” to the gallows, and how history has rehabilitated them.(Ad) John Callow is the author of The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition (Bloomsbury, 2021). Buy it now from Waterstones:https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-Histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-last-witches-of-england%2Fjohn-callow%2F9781788314398
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Released:
Dec 13, 2021
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