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Episode 183: Suffer the Children

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What Happened to the Mora Witch Trials?

Sweden's witch trials began in the town of mora. 22 women and one man were accused by a handful of children. The king commuted some sentences, but local authorities refused to accept it. So they set up a witchcraft commission that would oversee future trials. They made confession an optional part of any convictions; also lifted rules on torture. After 50 years, sweden went from seemingly immune to witchcraft panic to where anyone could be sent to their death.

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