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The History of Witchcraft podcast

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The History of Witchcraft

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  Samuel Hume  

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.

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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#50

Preview of Winds of Change - Hostile Takeover

The first half of Episode 2 - Hostile Takeover. Listen to the full episode here: [https://... more

09 Dec 2024

34 MINS

34:02

09 Dec 2024

#49

Piety and Heartwork in Covenanter Scotland

Witch Hunt Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07rn38z/episodes/downloads Time Trav... more

25 Mar 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:30

25 Mar 2021

#48

045 - Wittenberg to Witches

Ben Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia and Sam Hume of the History of Witchcraft sat down ... more

10 Aug 2020

35 MINS

35:46

10 Aug 2020

#47

044 - Early Modern English Witchcraft with Professor Darren Oldridge

Prof. Oldridge joins me to talk about witchcraft and religion in early Stuart England, The... more

16 Feb 2020

42 MINS

42:02

16 Feb 2020

#46

Extra - Sound Education Experience

This is just a short catch up episode to share what I experienced at Sound Education 2019.... more

17 Oct 2019

21 MINS

21:49

17 Oct 2019

#45

Bonus - What's it like to make a History Podcast (feat. Dead Ideas)

In a special episode BT Newberg and I talk about the highs and lows of making a history po... more

28 Apr 2019

44 MINS

44:04

28 Apr 2019

#44

Introducing Pax Britannica

A short introduction and clip from the first episode of Pax Britannica. Follow the links b... more

10 Feb 2019

08 MINS

08:24

10 Feb 2019

#43

043 - Salem, Massachusetts

If anyone has heard of a particular witch trial, they will have heard of Salem. It's an in... more

27 Jan 2019

35 MINS

35:37

27 Jan 2019

#42

042 - Witchcraft in Russia with Prof. Valerie Kivelson

I'm delighted to speak with Valerie Kivelson, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History at th... more

09 Dec 2018

50 MINS

50:21

09 Dec 2018

#41

041 - Halloween - From Pagan, to Christian, to Party

Today we cover the development of Halloween - its development from a Celtic harvest festiv... more

27 Oct 2018

49 MINS

49:19

27 Oct 2018

#40

040 - The Pilgrims

In this episode we cover the early history of English colonisation in the Americas, and th... more

07 Oct 2018

29 MINS

29:05

07 Oct 2018

#39

039 - A War of Words

For a full bibliography, please see the website: https://thehistoryofwitchcraft.co.uk/ Fac... more

03 Sep 2018

33 MINS

33:49

03 Sep 2018

#38

038 - The Wroth of Woden

The transformation of Roman Britain with the arrival of the Germanic pagans led to its own... more

27 Aug 2018

36 MINS

36:25

27 Aug 2018

#37

037 - Suffer Not a Witch to Live

This episode primarily makes use of the following texts: - Dickie, M. W., Magic and Magici... more

19 Aug 2018

27 MINS

27:42

19 Aug 2018

#36

036 - Burn to Ashes

The Witchfinder General faces humiliation on multiple fronts. His critics are uniting, his... more

13 Aug 2018

35 MINS

35:22

13 Aug 2018

#35

035 - A Magazine of Scandal

This week's episode continues the trials of East Anglia, as we see the result of the Witch... more

29 Jul 2018

27 MINS

27:41

29 Jul 2018

#34

034 - The Witchfinder General

This episode primarily makes use of the following texts: -  Gaskill, Malcolm, Witchfinders... more

22 Jul 2018

35 MINS

35:02

22 Jul 2018

#33

033 - Satan's Kingdom Divided

In today's episode, the infamous Witch-Finder General begins his campaign through south-ea... more

25 Jun 2018

39 MINS

39:28

25 Jun 2018

#32

032 - Never a Cross Left

The Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins, did not exist in a vacuum. How could this man, w... more

09 Jun 2018

36 MINS

36:18

09 Jun 2018

#31

031 - It's Treason, then.

Today's episode covers the escalating conflict between Charles I and Parliament, as harsh ... more

27 May 2018

31 MINS

31:52

27 May 2018

#30

030 - The Lynching of John Lambe

This week, we have a shorter episode while I brush up on my Civil War knowledge. Doctor Jo... more

21 Apr 2018

19 MINS

19:35

21 Apr 2018

#29

029 - By the Sword of the Magistrate

In today's episode we see the tide turn on the English witch trials. By the end of his rei... more

16 Apr 2018

36 MINS

36:49

16 Apr 2018

#28

XXVIII - The Burning of Prospero

At the great Council of Nikaea, an issue that threatened to split an empire apart was fina... more

01 Apr 2018

36 MINS

36:12

01 Apr 2018

#27

027 - A Wonderful Discovery

Today we look at the political intentions behind the pamphlet, the Wonderful Discovery of ... more

25 Mar 2018

32 MINS

32:36

25 Mar 2018

#26

026 - Demon Women and Foul Devices

Was James VI and I truly the witch-hunting, demon-studying zealot that he has traditionall... more

18 Mar 2018

32 MINS

32:48

18 Mar 2018

#25

025 - Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot

In today's episode, we return to the narrative of early modern Britain, and finally combin... more

11 Mar 2018

27 MINS

27:40

11 Mar 2018

#24

024 - Fair is Foul, and Foul is Fair

In today's episode, we cover the works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest literar... more

11 Feb 2018

46 MINS

46:16

11 Feb 2018

#23

023 - Ten Thousand Hells

Drama is perhaps one of the most recognisable products of the Elizabethan and Jacobean era... more

13 Jan 2018

26 MINS

26:04

13 Jan 2018

#22

022 - Fairies, Demons, and a Cat called Satan

This week, we hear about the witch beliefs commonly held by your common or garden peasant ... more

10 Dec 2017

32 MINS

32:57

10 Dec 2017

#21

021 - Gloriana? I Hardly Knew Her!

With the reign of England's first recognised Queen, Elizabeth I, we find a kingdom riven b... more

03 Dec 2017

44 MINS

44:00

03 Dec 2017