The last great Scottish trial under the reign of James Stuart
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010 - The Wisest Fool in Christendom

Witches didn't exist, and yet thousands of people were executed for the crime of witchcraft. Why? The belief in magic and witchcraft has existed in every recorded human culture; this podcast looks at how people explained the inexplicable, turned random acts of nature into conscious acts of mortal or supernatural beings, and how desperate communities took revenge against the suspected perpetrators.

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Witch Hunt Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07rn38z/episodes/downloads
Time Travels: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b094d4hl/episodes/downloads
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Piety and Heartwork in Covenanter Scotland

Ben Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia and Sam Hume of the History of Witchcraft sat down for a chat about witch panics, memes, authority, and the importance of getting angry while also staying calm.

Check out Ben's Podcast: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/



Music: 
Intro music is See These Bones by Nada Surf.
Spective - Bridge Valley
P.R. & ChillCat - Soul Child
ai means love. - road trip
Breezewax - Mother's Earth
LZRDSK - flowers
LeVirya & Broey. - Inertia
Aphrow & Stuffed Tomato - Goodbye
ningen - Take You Outside
I Am Wolter - Morning Licks
Foeniks - Take It Easy
RINZ. - Lotus
mr. hong & pastels - let's meet at the elevator
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045 - Wittenberg to Witches

Prof. Oldridge joins me to talk about witchcraft and religion in early Stuart England,
The recommended books, available from all good retailers, are:


Strange Histories (2017)


The Supernatural in Tudor and Stuart England (2016)


The Witchcraft Reader (2019)


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044 - Early Modern English Witchcraft with Professor Darren Oldridge

This is just a short catch up episode to share what I experienced at Sound Education 2019. I met so many great podcasters, many that I've listened to for years and many more that are now in my queue.
www.SoundEducation.fm
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Extra - Sound Education Experience

In a special episode BT Newberg and I talk about the highs and lows of making a history podcast. What made us want to start a podcast? Why did we pick the subjects we did? When did I decide to change focus to Pax Britannica? What are the best and worst things about it? Peak behind the curtain!
Go check out Dead Ideas: https://deadideas.net/
Check out the podcast website: http://thehistoryofwitchcraft.co.uk/
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010 - The Wisest Fool in Christendom

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