The Connecticut Witch Trials

Nearly half a century before Salem, Connecticut had its own series of witch trials.  In today's episode, we attempt to trace its origins.  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Matthew Hopkins Images courtesy of: By https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/13/34/b098ac6a300decef0f6dcb1bd868.jpgGallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0000812.htmlWellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/veebwm5d CC-BY-4.0, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35857688 Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/