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1612: The Disturbing Witch Trial That Shook Britain | The Pendle Witch Child | Chronicle
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This is the story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device, a beggar-girl from Pendle in Lancashire, was the star witness in the trial in 1612 of her own mother, her brother, her sister and many of her neighbours and, thanks to her chilling testimony, they were all hanged. Join Simon Artimage as he investigates the trial that sent shockwaves around medieval Britain. This is the real story behind the BBC's new hit comedy The Witchfinder.

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@ChronicleMedieval

1 year ago

t's like Netflix for history... 📺 Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code 'CHRONICLE' 👉 bit.ly/3iVCZNl

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@caitlynjohnston5967

1 year ago

The idea that 3 yr olds are allowed to testify is ridiculous. Sometimes my 3 yr old sister just makes things up for fun.

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@Avellania

1 year ago

If they believed witches to be so powerful, why did nobody ever wonder why they didn't try to break out of jail?

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@Upioornica

1 year ago

There was a young girl in my country that accused her mother of pedophilia and harsh abuse. Sometime later the inverstigation proved that the girl made it up completely and her mother was released from the prison. Her parents were so heartbroken about her lies which she kept up for months that they decided not to pick her up from the foster home she was placed in by the authorities.

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@gothicpagan.666

2 years ago

People's inability to conduct themselves in a logical manner is as palpable today as it would appear to have been 400 years ago.

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@kate2create738

1 year ago

The narration was great, and really liked the touch of the animation, it added a quality to expressing the story without being a distraction.

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@bookworm05234

2 years ago

Legit this reminds me of when one my coworkers accused me of opening a portal from Hell. Thank goodness when this happened, it was 2018 and not 1612 or I would have been hanged or burned based on her words. What was her evidence? I threw a Halloween party and I like witches and Harry Potter. I don’t think anyone at work was able to keep a straight face when she said that. We all laughed about it but she didn’t find it funny. Trust me honey, if I could open a portal, I would be sending people through that

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@johncole4882

2 years ago

This is like a movie where they reveal at the very end that the child was the real witch the whole time

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@TheDarkPixie99

1 year ago

The magistrate kept the child under his care so he could coach her into speaking the expectations of the trial, it isn’t that difficult to work that out. If Jennet’s finals days weren’t in the jail, she could have married her way out and changed her name.

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@colmanpm

1 year ago

I was born at the foot of Pendle. I only feel the sadness and subjugation of poor women and no magic. This is a great film. Thank you so much.

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@howwwyyy29

9 months ago

I tried telling my teacher that I'd met 2 dogs that turned into witches and they'd stolen my homework -wouldnt believe me! outrageous

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@ReidHenderson

7 months ago

Fun fact here in my home state of South Carolina we have a town named Pendleton named after a man from Virginia that fought in the Revolutionary war. His last name originates from the same place in England where this happened!

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@Benni777

1 year ago

Imagine being a nine year old “testifying” against your on kin. That must’ve been traumatic for anyone, even if they seemed that they were emotionally put together. 😮‍💨

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@edwardhoward-williams1692

8 months ago

A much higher quality documentary than most, Professor Ronald Hutton taking part is a seal of approval. Marvelous and chilling. The point made that people believed that there was such a thing as magic and it could be used for a negative purpose is very important, it's vital to understand the times and why people died for supposed witchcraft, they actually believed they had some sort of power.

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@valeriemoran6289

7 months ago

Anyone else get the feeling that the peddler was already having the stroke when Janet came across him? He might not have ignored her request for pins at all 😮

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@EvilAlucard13

1 year ago

The Witch trials are proof of what happens when you conform to society, and let them dictate what you think, feel and believe

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@randydaniels9297

1 year ago

the animation of the little girl is wonderfully creepy!

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@syw9882

10 months ago

My little cousin returned to school after holiday & the teacher was asking everyone “what did you do on holiday?” This little boy screams out “I was molested by a paedophile!” Which obviously & rightfully launched a long & exhausting investigation. Of course he did not know what a paedophile was, had not been molested, & just said it because he saw it on TV 🤦🏾‍♀️ Luckily for my aunt, the months of child welfare check-ins, medical exams, school follow-ups, etc got her some much needed behavioral health support for him & mom of the century award from anyone involved.

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@mukhumor

2 years ago

Human sacrifice by the state against so called undesirables. Usually the poor and the powerless. Widows and orphans.

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@visszhang27

2 months ago

The editing in this video is just amazing. Whoever (I'm sure I'll see it in the credits) did that animation is very talented. I love how it was mixed into the rest of the footage. It really brings you into the story. It's just really well done.

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