Witchland: Witch Hunting in 17th Century Britain', with Marion Gibson

Why did ordinary people come to believe their neighbours were witches? And what does that tell us about Britains past? One of Britains great historians of witchcraft, Marion Gibson explores the extraordinary people and places behind Englands witch trials of the 1640s, a nationwide witch-hunt fuelled by the extremism of the English Civil War and providing a playbook for the Salem Witch Trials a few decades later.From notorious prosecutions to the forgotten stories of accused witches, she uncovers a landscape shaped by fear, superstition, religion and belief, revealing how the echoes of the witch trials still resonate today.