S1 E17: Halloween Special: The Pendle Witches

In the 16th and 17th centuries suspicion of witchcraft was at its height. In England and other nations across Europe there were trials and executions of suspected witches, Hundreds died in England as a result. Perhaps the most notorious witch trial of the 17th century, the legend of the Pendle witches is one of the many dark tales of imprisonment and execution at Lancaster Castle. just over three centuries saw witch trials held in England but fewer than 500 people were executed for this crime. This one series of trials in the summer of 1612 therefore accounts for 2% of all witches executed.Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. For episode 20 and the Halloween special we're going to look at something that happened a mere 40 miles from my house and that it the pendle witch trials. The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. so without further ado please sit back and relax for more dark history. LinksEmail: [email protected]: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLSvwJJV/YouTube :https://youtube.com/c/DarkHistory2021Instagram: @dark_history21