Dueling clans of cunning folk! Multiple bewitched horses! Accusations of murder! A devil-boy named Tib! This episode has it all. Join us as we discuss the Pendle Witch Trails of 1612, which are among the best recorded witch trials in history.

The Pendle Witch Trials

A podcast that discusses witches in literature, film, television, history, and pop culture. New episodes on the full and new moon.

Sources in this episode: 
"Halloween in America: Contemporary Customs and Performances" https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499461

"The Witches of Halloween Past" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-witches-of-halloween-past-94494043/

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A podcast that discusses witches in literature, film, television, history, and pop culture. New episodes on the full and new moon. Sources in this episode: "Halloween in America: Contemporary Customs and Performances" https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499461 "The Witches of Halloween Past" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-witches-of-halloween-past-94494043/

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