Witch Trials in Britain

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


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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
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“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