Englands last witches

Published: Dec. 13, 2021, noon

b'John Callow discusses the tragic case of the Bideford witches, the last women in England to be executed for the crime of witchcraft\\nIn 1682, three women \\u2013 Temperance Lloyd, Susannah Edwards and Mary Trembles \\u2013 became the last in England to be hanged for the crime of witchcraft. John Callow speaks to Kev Lochun about how circumstance and ill-fortune led the so-called \\u201cBideford witches\\u201d to the gallows, and how history has rehabilitated them.\\n(Ad) John Callow is the author of The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition (Bloomsbury, 2021). Buy it now from Waterstones:\\nhttps://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-Histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-last-witches-of-england%2Fjohn-callow%2F9781788314398\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'