Ep. 217 - The Half-Hanged

In this episode I take you through some of the ways people throughout the 17th century punished accused witches. I take you through the story of the Salem Witch Trials, as well as an earlier tale that helped inspire one of our most famous modern day authors. Episode Sponsor: HelloFresh Get 50% off your first order, plus free shipping at: http://hellofresh.com/50conspirators Check out my new YouTube Channel, "Dark Chronicles" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Get ad free early episode releases and access to our bonus mini-episodes on Patreon! theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/07/the-witches-of-salem https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/special-edition-on-infectious-disease/2014/the-fight-over-inoculation-during-the-1721-boston-smallpox-epidemic/ https://genius.com/Margaret-atwood-half-hanged-mary-annotated https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-webster-witch-hadley-survives-hanging/ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=evans;idno=N00392.0001.001 https://www.massreview.org/node/7575 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices