Witchcraft, 1450-1750
This Playlist brings together four courses exploring Witchcraft and Witch Trials across the US and Europe from 1450 to 1750.
What this playlist includes:
22 lectures across 4 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Witchcraft and Witch-Trials, 1450-1750
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb
Roehampton University
Roehampton University
1.1. Belief – 09:01
1.2. Demons and Crimes – 09:44
1.3. Accusations – 11:38
1.4. Gender – 08:05
1.5. Torture and Confessions – 07:31
1.6. The End of Witchcraft? – 04:46
2. Witchcraft and Witch-Trials, 1470-1700
Dr Francis Young
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
2.1. What is Witchcraft? – 08:08
2.2. Witch-hunting and Witch Trials – 09:00
2.3. The Hopkins Witch-hunt, 1645-47 – 10:53
2.4. The Decline of the Witch-trials – 12:24
2.5. The Decriminalisation of Witchcraft – 10:23
3. The Witch Craze in Britain, Europe and North America, 1500-1700
Mr Robin Briggs
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
3.1. Introduction – 11:45
3.2. Witchcraft in Germany – 10:56
3.3. Matthew Hopkins – 08:57
3.4. Salem – 09:28
3.5. Lorraine – 09:11
3.6. Conclusion – 08:11
4. Witchcraft, 1550-1750
Prof. Malcolm Gaskill
University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
4.1. The Meaning of Witchcraft – 08:43
4.2. The Rise of Witch Trials – 12:04
4.3. Witchcraft and the Law – 11:18
4.4. The East Anglican Witch-Hunt, 1645-47 – 11:15
4.5. The Decline of Witch Trials – 13:06
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