Witches with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb

Witches were around a long time before they were tried for heresy and crop failures. Why did governments start to hunt and prosecute witches and why did people begin to fear them? Helen talks to Professor Suzannah Lipscomb to find out.


Producer: Peter Curry


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