This week: the history of witches! Come with us as we travel the globe to discover real stories of accused witches throughout time. Why were witches hunted? What did witch executions look like? What laws were passed and repealed involving witches? What's the true history behind witch hunts? We skip the more commonly known Salem witch trials and find stories of medieval witchcraft, European witch hunts and travel up and down the Americas to uncover the dark history of witch trial we're all 'burning' for. Welcome back to the Darkives.

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Source:

• Mary Ellen Snodgrass. Witch Trials. McFarland, 28 June 2024.
• https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-witches
• https://seohelrune.com/2024/11/01/the-origin-story-of-the-witch/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Malleus-maleficarum
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z79psk7#zqky9ty
• https://globalvoices.org/2014/05/27/how-an-internet-rumor-in-brazil-killed-fabiane-maria-de-jesus/
• https://www.history.com/articles/7-bizarre-witch-trial-tests
• https://www.hhogman.se/witch-trials-sweden.htm
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/a-german-werewolfs-confessions-horrified-1500s-europe
• https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1563&context=tnh_digital_archive

Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

Composed by: Geoff Harvey

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Used with permission, Thank you Geoff!