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The Connecticut Witch Trials

Season 5, Ep. 4

Today, Thomas and Cassie talk about the Connecticut Witch Trials, a truly understudied portion of American history.


They talk about the origins of witch trials in the early modern period, witch trials in North America, the Connecticut Witch Trials themselves, and the lingering legacy they have. All this and more on another banger episode of the greatest podcast on Earth!


Witchcraft a History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson

Connecticut Witch Trials Exoneration Project



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