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Why Medieval Britain Was So Terrified Of Witchcraft | Gods & Monsters (2021x21)

Air date: Feb 23, 2021

Tony Robinson recreates the evil spells and dark rituals of medieval witchcraft. He learns how to identify, arrest and torture a witch in his quest to discover why, in the 16th and 17th centuries, our ancestors were so terrified of black magic that they executed more than 40,000 supposed witches.