Pendle Witch Child, The
- Synopsis
- Poet Simon Armitage presents this programme about the Lancashire witches, which focuses on how the testimony of Jennet Device, a beggar-girl from Pendle, convicted her own mother, brother, sister and many of her neighbours of witchcraft, for which crime they were all hanged. Historians Diane Purkiss, Ronald Hutton ad Malcolm Gaskill contribute to a story which touches on aspects of 17th religion, power, law, science and the monarchy, and which set a disturbing precedent for child testimony in witch trials as far away as America.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- history of the 17th century; Lancashire; witchcraft; Trials
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.cannystore.com/the-pendle-witch-child-download-to-own.html
- Price
- £7.99
- Delivery
- Download
Credits
- Director
- Ros Ereira
- Contributor
- Diane Purkiss; Malcolm Gaskill; Ronald Hutton; Simon Armitage
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor
- Name
Canny Store
- Web
- https://cannystore.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 207440
- Address
- The Mansley Centre
Timothy’s Bridge Road
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 9NQ
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