Alison Rowlands is a Professor of European history at the University of Essex researching witchcraft of the early modern period in central Europe.
We talk about medieval beliefs in the supernatural, witch trials, torture, the Inquisition, the role of gender in accusations of witchcraft, as well as witchcraft in popular culture.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:21 What was magic?
08:45 Witchcraft in Medieval Europe
16:43 Inquisition
21:39 Witches and the Devil
26:49 An "average" Witch Trial
32:54 The use of Torture
38:44 Chances of getting off the hook
45:54 Number of Victims
50:01 Method of Execution
52:03 Typical Victim
57:53 A Medieval Conspiracy Theory
01:00:43 "The Hammer of Witches" book
01:07:44 The Renaissance and Witch Trials
01:12:11 The End of Witchcraft Persecution
01:18:51 Harry Potter and witches in pop culture

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