EPISODE · Apr 4, 2019 · 37 MIN
THE WITCH WHO WASN'T: JANE WENHAM - 1712
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The trial of Jane Wenham in 1712, is mostly infamous as "the last witchcraft trial in England". But, that's not the only reason why this case should be infamous. Also: Police Blotter & Court News - June 1, 1863. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Witch Who Wasn't: Jane Wenham - 1712. Guskin, Phyllis J., The Context of Witchcraft: The Case of Jane Wenham (1712), Eighteenth-Century Studies Vol. 15, No. 1 (Autumn, 1981), at pp. 48-71 (mistakenly claiming that the Wenham case was the last witchcraft trial in England). Beadle, Jeremy, The Last Witchcraft Trial in England, The People’s Almanac #2 (1978), at p. 26. Davies, Owen, Wenham, Jane, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), online ed., September 2013 Bostridge, Ian, Witchcraft and its Transformations (1997). Miesel, Sandra, Who Burned the Witches?, Crisis Magazine (October 2001; reprinted June 2012) (debunking exaggerations and untruths regarding persecution of witches). Jane Wenham (alleged witch), Wikipedia (2019) Police Blotter & Court News. Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 1, 1863. GUEST VOICES: The Witch Who Wasn't: Jane Wenham - 1712. Guest Narrator - Lucy Sadler - free lance voice artist. Anne Thorne - Bunny - co host of Talk Spooky To Me podcast. Judge (Wenham case) - Jerry Kokich of New Old Time Radio Dramas Neighbor / Employer - Kieron Byrne - free lance voice artist. Police Blotter & Court News. Guest Narrator - Glorie Ward - free lance voice artist. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Nina Innstead the host of the Already Gone podcast. Judge / Call to Order - John Doe, free-lance actor and voice performer. Judge / Adjournment voice - Cambo Ford - host of True Crime Island podcast. MISCELLANEOUS. Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of the Whispered True Stories podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Chesterton, G.K., Eugenics and Other Evils (book, 1922), reprinted in The G.K. Chesterton Collection (book, 1987), at Chapter VI - The Unanswered Challenge. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy Freesound.org Gothic Music SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org Applause Crowd Clapping Crowd Cheering u_chimes_short ukulele_lick Flaw-and-Disorder Gavel_-_3_Strikes_with_room_reverb Eighties_synth beep Success_Jingle T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here! HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren)
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The trial of Jane Wenham in 1712, is mostly infamous as "the last witchcraft trial in England". But, that's not the only reason why this case should be infamous. Also: Police Blotter & Court News - June 1, 1863. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Witch Who Wasn't: Jane Wenham - 1712. Guskin, Phyllis J., The Context of Witchcraft: The Case of Jane Wenham (1712), Eighteenth-Century Studies Vol. 15, No. 1 (Autumn, 1981), at pp. 48-71 (mistakenly claiming that the Wenham case was the last witchcraft trial in England). Beadle, Jeremy, The Last Witchcraft Trial in England, The People’s Almanac #2 (1978), at p. 26. Davies, Owen, Wenham, Jane, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), online ed., September 2013 Bostridge, Ian, Witchcraft and its Transformations (1997). Miesel, Sandra, Who Burned the Witches?, Crisis Magazine (October 2001; reprinted June 2012) (debunking exaggerations and untruths regarding persecution of witches). Jane Wenham (alleged witch), Wikipedia (2019) Police Blotter & Court News. Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 1, 1863. GUEST VOICES: The Witch Who Wasn't: Jane Wenham - 1712. Guest Narrator - Lucy Sadler - free lance voice artist. Anne Thorne - Bunny - co host of Talk Spooky To Me podcast. Judge (Wenham case) - Jerry Kokich of New Old Time Radio Dramas Neighbor / Employer - Kieron Byrne - free lance voice artist. Police Blotter & Court News. Guest Narrator - Glorie Ward - free lance voice artist. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Nina Innstead the host of the Already Gone podcast. Judge / Call to Order - John Doe, free-lance actor and voice performer. Judge / Adjournment voice - Cambo Ford - host of True Crime Island podcast. MISCELLANEOUS. Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of the Whispered True Stories podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Chesterton, G.K., Eugenics and Other Evils (book, 1922), reprinted in The G.K. Chesterton Collection (book, 1987), at Chapter VI - The Unanswered Challenge. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy Freesound.org Gothic Music SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org Applause Crowd Clapping Crowd Cheering u_chimes_short ukulele_lick Flaw-and-Disorder Gavel_-_3_Strikes_with_room_reverb Eighties_synth beep Success_Jingle T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here! HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren)
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