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Witch Trials in Britain

October 30, 2023 Lara, Phoebe and Katie
Witch Trials in Britain
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Witch Trials in Britain
Oct 30, 2023
Lara, Phoebe and Katie

Join us this week as we discuss the history of witches and the witch trials in England and Scotland primarily under James VI/I


Thank you for listening, and find us on all platforms @tudortalktime. We would love to hear from you.

Lara, Phoebe and Katie

Sources used:

Goodare, Julian. A Royal obsession with black magic started Europe’s most brutal witch hunts. National Geographic, 17/10/2019, <https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/royal-obsession-black-magic-started-europes-most-brutal-witch (https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/royal-obsession-black-magic-started-europes-most-brutal-witch)> (Accessed 14/0/2023)

James VI of Scotland’s ‘Daemonologie’, National Library of Scotland, 2023, <https://www.nls.uk/learning-zone/literature-and-language/themes-in-focus/witches/source-1/ (https://www.nls.uk/learning-zone/literature-and-language/themes-in-focus/witches/source-1/)> (A
ccessed 14/10/2023)


“Why Was King James I Obsessed With Witch Trials? | The Trials Of The Pendle Witches | Timeline”. YouTube video. Posted by “Timeline - World History Documentaries”. 12th August 2017. (Accessed 14/10/2023

Show Notes

Join us this week as we discuss the history of witches and the witch trials in England and Scotland primarily under James VI/I


Thank you for listening, and find us on all platforms @tudortalktime. We would love to hear from you.

Lara, Phoebe and Katie

Sources used:

Goodare, Julian. A Royal obsession with black magic started Europe’s most brutal witch hunts. National Geographic, 17/10/2019, <https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/royal-obsession-black-magic-started-europes-most-brutal-witch (https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/royal-obsession-black-magic-started-europes-most-brutal-witch)> (Accessed 14/0/2023)

James VI of Scotland’s ‘Daemonologie’, National Library of Scotland, 2023, <https://www.nls.uk/learning-zone/literature-and-language/themes-in-focus/witches/source-1/ (https://www.nls.uk/learning-zone/literature-and-language/themes-in-focus/witches/source-1/)> (A
ccessed 14/10/2023)


“Why Was King James I Obsessed With Witch Trials? | The Trials Of The Pendle Witches | Timeline”. YouTube video. Posted by “Timeline - World History Documentaries”. 12th August 2017. (Accessed 14/10/2023