11. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Witchcraft is the Press Coverage

Send us Fan MailTune in now to hear the first part of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. We start with the Black Death; then one badass lady, Helena Schuberin, and the Malleus Maleficarum; followed by King James VI's hunt for weather witches and the trials of Geilles Duncan (Outlander?!) and Agnes Sampson; and rounded out with brief mentions of the Pendle witches and the Witchfinder General himself, Matthew Hopkins. What can we say except: history hates women.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:"Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibsonhttps://www.history.com/news/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trialshttps://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-hysteria-factors https://www.thecollector.com/early-modern-witch-hunts/  https://www.luthercollege.edu/university/academics/impetus/spring-2011/the-unique-concept-of-the-witch-and-the-witch-trials-in-early-modern-england/ https://historycollection.com/the-unfortunate-scapegoats-of-the-black-death-were-mainly-heretics-jews-and-witches/ https://solidgoldpet.com/blogs/news/here-s-the-actual-reason-witches-have-black-cats#:~:text=Cats%20are%20also%20nocturnal%20and,rats%20that%20spread%20the%20plague). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_interpretations_of_witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins Support the show