Ep 132 - Halloween Special: The Pendle Witches

It's our Halloween episode, and we thought it was about time to tell the story of the so-called Pendle Witches.

What lead to so many people being accused of witchcraft in 1612? What crimes were committed? And what would witches make of our cocktail this week.

The secret ingredient is...witchy shit!

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Sources this week include:

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-pendle-witches/

http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/

The Pendle Witch Trial 1612 Book by Rachel A. C. Hasted

Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft by Rosemary Ellen Guiley

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