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15-Minute Intro to Massachusetts Witch Trials, the Case of Elizabeth Morse
Manage episode 401880856 series 3392176
Learn about the Massachusetts Witch Trials. In this 15-minute (okay, just under 14-minute) episode, we cover the intriguing case of Elizabeth Morse of Newbury, Massachusetts who was convicted of witchcraft but not executed. Why was she allowed to live under house arrest? Questions arose over evidentiary standards. Why weren't these standards in use in 1692 and 1693 during the Salem Witch Trials?
Petition to Exonerate Elizabeth Morse and other Massachusetts Witch Trial victims
Full episode - The Astrologer, the Witch, and the Poltergeist: Massachusetts Witch Trials 101 Part 3
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchhunt/support
142 episodes
Manage episode 401880856 series 3392176
Learn about the Massachusetts Witch Trials. In this 15-minute (okay, just under 14-minute) episode, we cover the intriguing case of Elizabeth Morse of Newbury, Massachusetts who was convicted of witchcraft but not executed. Why was she allowed to live under house arrest? Questions arose over evidentiary standards. Why weren't these standards in use in 1692 and 1693 during the Salem Witch Trials?
Petition to Exonerate Elizabeth Morse and other Massachusetts Witch Trial victims
Full episode - The Astrologer, the Witch, and the Poltergeist: Massachusetts Witch Trials 101 Part 3
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchhunt/support
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