The Witch Hunts: Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Witch Hunts
Season 1 Episode 1 of 4
The historian examines four dramatic chapters in British history, exploring how changing attitudes to gender politics, class inequality, mental health and children can challenge perceptions of the past and provide new answers to each mystery. She begins with the 16th-century witch hunts, when thousands of ordinary people, mostly women, were hunted down, tortured and killed across Scotland and England
The Witch Hunts: Lucy Worsley Investigates airs on BBC Four at 2:30 AM, Wednesday 26 March. (Subtitles, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Lucy Worsley
Presenter
Craig Collinson
Director
Penny Davies
Producer