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The Witch Hunts: Lucy Worsley Investigates
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This is how Lucy Worsley describes a witches’ mass: 200 women with flagons of wine, ‘making merry and singing all with one voice’.
That sounds to me like a hen night on any Friday across Britain. Were these so-called witches wearing T-shirts with obscene slogans and staggering in stiletto heels?
One evening took an ugly turn, according to a Tudor pamphlet uncovered in The Witch Hunts: Lucy Worsley Investigates (BBC2).
Dismembered human limbs were tied to a cat and flung into the sea. My bet is this was no black magic ritual. Rather the bachelorettes had merely torn a male stripper apart and tried to get rid of the body.
Fans of Prof Lucy who hoped to see her dressed up in a pointed hat with a broomstick were disappointed. This documentary, the first of four delving into dark corners of British history, was a more sombre affair.
The Witch Hunts: Lucy Worsley Investigates (BBC2), the first of four documentaries delving into dark corners of British history, was a sombre affair
The presenter spent much of the episode visiting historians and exploring libraries around Scotland, where the notorious cat incident occurred in 1591.
She discovered magical amulets and charms, including a dried seed encased in silver. It was known as St Mary’s Nut and was believed to help women in childbirth.
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