The Witch Hunts Begin (Full Episode) | Witches: Truth Behind the Trials

Name: The Witch Hunts Begin (Full Episode) | Witches: Truth Behind the Trials
Uploaded: 2024
Duration: 44 min
Description: Why are witches mainly women and what led to them being hunted and tried for an impossible crime? The story of how the thwarted ambitions of a drunken misogynist lead to a manual that guides centuries of witch-hunters. In one of Europe’s first major witch trials, in the German lands, a terrifying and brutal series of events engulfs everyone from lowly peasants to the richest members of society.

202444 min4K★ 7.7History & War

Why are witches mainly women and what led to them being hunted and tried for an impossible crime? The story of how the thwarted ambitions of a drunken misogynist lead to a manual that guides centuries of witch-hunters. In one of Europe’s first major witch trials, in the German lands, a terrifying and brutal series of events engulfs everyone from lowly peasants to the richest members of society.

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