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1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 min.) ; 257176711 bytes |
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There were many witch hunts in the 17th Century across Britain, with dozens of well known 'witch hunters' scouring the land. The most famous of which was Mathew Hopkins, the 'witch finder general' who was based in Essex. Witches were heretics to Christianity, and the act of witchcraft was considered a crime so foul that all normal legal procedures were superseded, and because the Devil was not going to "confess", it was necessary to gain a confession from the human involved. By all and any means necessary. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) MA (A,V) |
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Closed captioning in English |
| Event |
Broadcast 2015-12-13 at 22:10:00 |
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Classification: MA |
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Inquisition.
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Persecution.
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Witches.
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Christian heretics.
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Witch hunting.
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Hopkins, Matthew, -1647.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Burgess, Bruce, director
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