CII: The Witching Case of Ann Turner | Fear, Faith, & a Deadly Verdict

In this episode, we unravel the haunting story of Ann Turner, a woman swept into the hysteria of the Bury St. Edmunds witch trials of 1661. Surrounded by fear, religious dogma, and mass suspicion, Ann found herself trapped in a world where accusation was as deadly as guilt — and humanity was forgotten in the fire of fanaticism.

Through historical documents, court records, and accounts of the time, this episode explores what happened to Ann Turner, why she was targeted, and how the witch trials shaped the brutal legacy of early modern England.

🕯️ Voltaire once said:
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
— Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet, 1694–1778)

And in Ann Turner’s case… that truth could not be more chilling.

📚SOURCES:
Boyer, Paul, and Stephen Nissenbaum. Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft. Harvard University Press, 1974.

Gaskill, Malcolm. Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy. Harvard University Press, 2005.

Levack, Brian P. The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe. 4th ed., Routledge, 2015.

Sharpe, James. Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in England 1550–1750. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997.

“Witch Trials in Bury St Edmunds.” Suffolk Archives, www.suffolkarchives.co.uk.


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