Jennet Device and the Pendle Witches

In this minisode, we do a quick sweep through the sad tale of Jennet Device, the nine-year-old beggar girl whose testimony condemned her mother, sister, brother and neighbours to death for withcraft. A victim of the cruel times in which she lived and the ambitions of the pious Roger Newell, we look at how Jennet comes to find herself on the stand at Lancaster assizes as the star witness in the most infamous witch trials in English history.Wyrd Folk is a duelling folk storytelling podcast. Every episode will contain two stories for your listening pleasure, and you are the final judge of which one of us told the best version of the tale. Once you've listened, tell us which one you liked best by heading over to the episode blog on our website to vote on the episode poll for that story. https://www.wyrdfolkpod.com/episodes-1Remember to keep writing wyrd! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.