In this episode of Talking Tudors, Natalie Grueninger talks with Leigh Wakefield about the infamous Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 and their legacy. They explore the rival families at the centre of the accusations, the role of witness testimony—especially that of children—the trial records by Thomas Potts, and the later 1634 case that questioned earlier verdicts.

The conversation also considers how sources were shaped by contemporary agendas, what the evidence can and cannot tell us, and why Pendle remains a powerful part of local heritage and modern interest in witchcraft history.

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TUDOR TAKEAWAY

Pott's Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster

https://archive.org/details/pottsdiscoveryof00pottrich

Host Natalie Grueninger interviews Dr Tabitha Stanmore about cunning folk in Tudor and early modern England — the everyday practitioners of practical magic who offered healing, fortune-telling, love spells and buried-treasure rituals.

They discuss how cunning folk differed from accused witches, the rituals and sources used to study them, surprising historical cases, and the Seven-County Witch Hunt Project that uncovers the lives behind wartime witchcraft accusations.

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https://www.tabithastanmore.co.uk/

SEVEN COUNTY WITCH HUNT PROJECT

https://medium.com/@Witches7Hunt

TUDOR TAKEAWAY 'Mother Bombie' by John Lyly

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Host Natalie Grueninger interviews Dr James Freeman about the Curious Cures exhibition at Cambridge University Library, exploring medieval and early Tudor medical manuscripts, household remedies and charms, and how knowledge moved from ancient texts to everyday practice.

Highlights include the digitisation project, the role of physicians, surgeons and domestic healers, manuscripts linked to Elizabeth of York and Henry VII, and how visitors can view the exhibition and digital copies through the Cambridge Digital Library.

Dr James Freeman

https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/research-institute/people/james-freeman

Learn more about the 'Curious Cures' exhibition

https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/exhibitioncuriouscures

University of Cambridge Digital Library

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/

Join Dr Owen Emmerson & Natalie Grueninger for 'The Rise of a Queen: Anne Boleyn, 1526-1533'

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