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Witch Hunt
- Author
- Susan Morrison
- Narrator
- Susan Morrison, Louise Yeoman
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 16 December 2021
- Run Time
- 3 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The history of Scotland's witch hunts revealed, with Susan Morrison
About 450 years ago, from 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. The country was convulsed by waves of savage panics and purges, leading to the judicial murder of thousands of their own citizens, mainly women. Women who were convicted and executed for crimes they not only didn't commit, but which were impossible for anyone to commit.
Over six episodes, Witch Hunt investigates one of Scotland's biggest miscarriages of justice. Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people were executed for imaginary crimes?
© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
(P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Susan Morrison
- Narrator
- Susan Morrison, Louise Yeoman
- Duration
- 3 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 December 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529141993
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Witchcraft, Social and cultural history, European history
Synopsis
The history of Scotland's witch hunts revealed, with Susan MorrisonAbout 450 years ago, from 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. The country was convulsed by waves of savage panics and purges, leading to the judicial murder of thousands of their own citizens, mainly women. Women who were convicted and executed for crimes they not only didn't commit, but which were impossible for anyone to commit.Over six episodes, Witch Hunt investigates one of Scotland's biggest miscarriages of justice. Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people were executed for imaginary crimes?© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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