Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder

6.7

2015•45m

Four hundred years ago, hundreds of innocent people were killed as an obsession to stamp out Satanism swept the British Isles. Dr Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the events of this dark period in our history.

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2 Episodes • Premiered 2015

Historian Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the witch hunts that plagued Britain in the 17th century, examining common myths about their origin.

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1. Episode 1

Suzannah reveals what it must have been like to be accused of witchcraft.

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2. Episode 2

The story of Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General.

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Suzannah Lipscomb

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