Intro

What were the Salem Witch Trials that resulted in the deaths of more than 20 innocent people? Why was this puritan community in New England so vulnerable to being gripped by a violent witch hunt? What were the crimes of Tituba, the first woman accused of witchcraft?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell on the first of their three part series discussing the Salem Witch Trials. 

Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com 

X: @ThroughTimePod

Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod

Instagram: @JourneyThroughTimePod

Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden

Producer: Alice Horrell

Head of History: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices