Bad neighbors, demons named Snack, and a house full of possessed girls. Talk about a wild case to study. In fact, this one ranks among one of the more famous instances of witchcraft to come out of 16th century England: the Witches of Warboys. In this episode, we see how a household of young girls claimed to be bewitched by their older neighbor, Alice Samuel. Digging deeper, though, we see the numerous layers that appear before us, including a wealthy household that chose to use its power and influence to take control over the prosecution of the accusations, as well as the construction of the narrative that followed.

Did you hear the fun news at the end of the episode? This is one spoiler to share, but Outcasts of the Earth has its own website! You can visit it at: www.ootepod.com. Feel free to check it out!

Sources:

Anon., The Most Strange and Admirable Discoverie of the Three Witches of Warboys… (London: 1593).

Philip C. Almond, Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England (Cambridge University Press, 2004).

Anne Reiber DeWindt, “Witchcraft and Conflicting Visions of the Ideal Village Community,” Journal of British Studies, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct., 1995), pp. 427-463.

Enid Porter, “Witchcraft in Warboys” Nov. (1968), 28-30.

Willow Winsham, “The Witches of Warboys and the Death of Lady Cromwell” (August 8, 2018).

Written and recorded by: Kenyon Payne

Theme music: "Southern Gothic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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By Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com)

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“Long Note Three”

“The Escalation”

“Krampus Workshop”

“Spacial Harvest”

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