#312 | A History of Witches | Misogyny, Magic and Murder
English Learning for Curious Minds
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The Death of Gellis Duncan in the North Sea
King James blamed a storm in the North Sea on witchcraft. This started his lifelong obsession with magic, witches and demons. The torture that people accused of being witches faced was truly horrific. Victims were forced to stay awake for days until they confessed. More and more violent methods included whipping or crushing their legs,. And we know that Gellis Duncan have suffered all her fingers being crushed. A man called Matthew Hopkins was one notorious English witch hunter who executed 300 witches from 1644 until his death in 1647. Three years, 300 witches, 100 witches a year, one new one every few days. It was really quite something.
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