Between 1500-1800, thousands of women across Europe were accused of being witches. Witchcraft was the catch all accusation made of anyone who created discomfort in a deeply religious and misguided society. If you worked with medicinal herbs, stayed unmarried, refused the advances of a powerful man, or your baby died - you could be accused of witchcraft, put on trial and condemned to death - often in a cruel and horrific way. In this episode we talk about some of the heartbreaking wi...