{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60032060-080e-42c5-ac26-f93fc2b4d612/62e2ba555ea5350012918e73?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Witches","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6215faef4b795a5d1ffd3b62/1647338597774-a2404f1ce8cc1a6d2c15dc1705392021.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What comes to your mind when you think of a witch? Broomsticks? Black cats? Warts?</p><p><br></p><p>Early modern witchcraft expert, John Callow, is Betwixt the Sheets with Kate to explain the history behind the stereotypes we have today.</p><p><br></p><p>They also chat about the Bideford Witches, the last three women to be hanged for witchcraft in England, as well as the misogyny in witch trials throughout the ages.</p><p><br></p><p>You can find out more about John's work <a href=\"https://www.johncallow.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>*WARNING this episode includes naughty words*</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Seyi Adaobi.</p><p><br></p><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &amp; Society. A podcast by History Hit. This podcast includes an archive clips from The Witch's Curse 1962.</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}