In 1419, Joanna was accused by her stepson of the most heinous crime imaginable: witchcraft. In this episode we look at what it meant to be accused of being a witch in the Middle Ages, and at the specifics of Joanna's case. And no, she was nothing like Hermione Grainger.

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Shownotes

For more information on the topics discussed in the show, click on these links!

Hermione Grainger (Harry Potter Wikia)

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy Wikia)

Wicked Witch of the West (Villains Wikia)

The witches in Macbeth (1971) (Youtube)

Circe (wikipedia)

Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (Shakespeare and History)

 

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