Do you believe witches exist?
The Pendle witches were a group of people in Lancashire, north-west England, who were hanged for using witchcraft in the seventeenth century. Recently, the remains of a seventeenth century house which may be linked to the witches was found in Pendle Hill.
This week's question: How many people across Europe do you think were executed for witchcraft- the practice of magic - between the years 1500 and 1800? Was it:
a) 10,000 people
b) 20,000 people
c) 50,000 people
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
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Witches
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Vocabulary
- supernatural
unexplainable or abnormal. Often used in reference to ghostly or magical events
- witchcraft
the practice of magic
- tried for murder
accused of murder and taken to trial in court
- folklore
traditional stories or myths passed down through generations
- persecuted
treated unfairly or victimised
- to curse
verb meaning to use a supernatural power to hurt someone
- to cough up
to produce something, usually money
- a stab in the dark
a wild guess
- eerie
adjective meaning creepy, strange or frightening
