Witches: Truth Behind the Trials - Season 1

Season 1
The Salem witch trials are famous, but throughout history, thousands were executed for the impossible crime of witchcraft. Most suspects were poor women, elderly, indigenous people or disabled, unable to defend themselves. Cinematic recreations and expert interviews reveal the truth behind six terrifying true stories of witch trials in Germany, Scotland, England, America, Sweden and Ireland.
Episodes

America - Salem's Hunts and Hysteria
The most-famous witch trials of them all: Salem, Massachusetts.

Germany – The Witch Hunts Begin
Why are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime? Examine the brutal Trier witch trials and the origins of witch-hunting.

Scotland – The King and The Witches
The terrifying true story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland's obsession with witchcraft.

England – The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade
Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England's Civil War.

Sweden – The Legend of Båkulla
An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children. The children tell stories of a place where witches took them.

Ireland – Possessed By The Devil
Cinematic reconstruction, analysis, and expert interviews tell the terrifying tale of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment in 18th Century Ireland.
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