The Newcastle Witches

In this episode we discuss the tale of The Wallsend Witches and the accused witch Janet Pereson of Wallsend and the accusations against her. Was Janet one of the inspirations for the tale of the Wallsend Witches? What was the connection between the The Wallsend Witches and The Delaval family? We also cover fairy lore and how it crosses over into tales and accusations of witchcraft! Additionally, we also briefly chat about the invention of roller skates in the Victorian Era...

In this episode, we discuss the notorious Scottish Witch Pricker and who they may have been with Katie Liddane. We also talk about what a Witch Pricker is, various witch prickers in Scotland in the 17th Century, why people want to know the identity of the witch pricker so badly and why their name has seemingly been lost from the records. 

Join us for part 2 of David's Silk's episode about Newcastle in the 17th Century! This episode focuses on the impact of the Civil War on 17th century Newcastle (The Siege of Newcastle) and the impact it would've had on the Witch Trials in 1649 - 1650. 

Join us for our 3rd episode where we talk to David Silk from Newcastle Castle! In part 1 of this episode David leads us through the plague in Newcastle in the 17th century, the scold's bridle and introduces us to Ralph Gardiner, the man who wrote down the only account of the Newcastle Witch Trials and his motivations for doing so! 

Welcome back to the Newcastle Witches Podcast, we are joined by Dr Tabitha Stanmore who is going to talk to us all about magic in the 17th century, the practices and beliefs! What was it that people thought Witches did that was so terrible? What did they think the victims of the Witch Trials were doing?

Note: This episode was recorded over Zoom, we apologise for any noises or inconsistencies in audio!

Joined by Dr Jo Bath, Maria and Caitlin dive into the Newcastle Witch Trials of 1649-1650 while exploring the victims of the trials, a brief history of Newcastle at the time and other Northern Witchcraft.

Welcome to the Newcastle Witches Podcast!

Here is our introduction which covers the: who, what, why and when of our investigation into the Newcastle Witch Trials and our reasons for creating this podcast.