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The Witch Craze in Britain, Europe and North America, 1500-1700

In this course, Robin Briggs (University of Oxford) explores the witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, looking in particular at Germany, England, Salem and the Duchy of Lorraine. As we move through the course, we think about the...

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0:58:28

Mr Robin Briggs

University of Oxford

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Witchcraft and Witch-Trials, c. 1450-1750

In this course, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb (University of Roehampton) explores the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in Europe and the United States in the period 1450-1750. In the first module, we think about belief in witches and...

6 lectures

0:50:45

Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb

Roehampton University

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Witchcraft, 1550-1750

In this course, Professor Malcolm Gaskill (University of East Anglia) explores the history of witchcraft in early modern England. In the first module we explore what we mean by witchcraft and how this changed over the centuries. We then turn to...

5 lectures

0:56:26

Prof. Malcolm Gaskill

University of East Anglia

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Witchcraft and Witch-Trials, c.1470-1700

In this course, Dr Francis Young (University of Oxford) explores witchcraft in the British Isles. In the first module, we look at what witchcraft actually is. In the second module, we turn to look at witch-hunting and the trial of witches, asking...

5 lectures

0:50:48

Dr Francis Young

University of Oxford

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