Podcast HackThe Salem Witch TrialsBy In Our Time: History, Melvyn Bragg
In a Nutshell
This November 2015 episode of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time focuses on the witch hysteria that gripped the Puritan communities of Essex County, Massachusetts, in the early 17th century.
Favorite Quote
The witch trials are seen as the great example of a terrible American mistake — a moment when the founding fathers got it badly wrong — and so it becomes this kind of paradigm for all subsequent American mistakes.
Marion Gibson, Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at Exeter University
Introduction
The town of Salem in Massachusetts has become synonymous with wicked witches and spooky goings-on. But the real story of the Salem witch trials is both sadder and more extraordinary than its cultural legacy.
In 1692, several young girls made accusations of witchcraft that ignited fear throughout the rural community, leading to a fevered period of suspicion and death that lasted for over a year.
Hosted by Melvyn Bragg, this episode of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time sets out the timeline of the Salem witch trials, outlining key figures and providing context to the hysteria.
Bragg is joined by academics Susan Castillo-Street, Simon Middleton, and Marion Gibson.
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