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Tune in now to hear the first part of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. We start with the Black Death; then one badass lady, Helena Schuberin, and the Malleus Maleficarum; followed by King James VI's hunt for weather witches and the trials of Geilles Duncan (Outlander?!) and Agnes Sampson; and rounded out with brief mentions of the Pendle witches and the Witchfinder General himself, Matthew Hopkins. What can we say except: history hates women.

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:

"Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibson

https://www.history.com/news/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trials

https://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-hysteria-factors 

https://www.thecollector.com/early-modern-witch-hunts/  

https://www.luthercollege.edu/university/academics/impetus/spring-2011/the-unique-concept-of-the-witch-and-the-witch-trials-in-early-modern-england/ 

https://historycollection.com/the-unfortunate-scapegoats-of-the-black-death-were-mainly-heretics-jews-and-witches/ 

https://solidgoldpet.com/blogs/news/here-s-the-actual-reason-witches-have-black-cats#:~:text=Cats%20are%20also%20nocturnal%20and,rats%20that%20spread%20the%20plague). 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_interpretations_of_witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins 

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