🎧 Witches of St Osyth
🎧 Not Just the Tudors • 56m
In March 1582, two women from the small Essex village of St Osyth, were hanged for the crime of witchcraft. Several others, including one man, died in prison, in what was a shocking and highly localised witch-hunt.
In this edition of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Professor Marion Gibson, who offers revelatory new insights into the personal histories of those who were denied the chance to speak for themselves.
This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.
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