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How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women Audiobook
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Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever―at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch.
During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act―a tool of theocratic control with one chilling goal: to root out witches and rid the land of evil. What followed was a dark and misogynistic chapter in history that fanned the flames of witch hunts across the globe, including in the United States and beyond.
In How to Kill a Witch, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular Witches of Scotland podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches.
This captivating (and often infuriating) account, which weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposes how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality.
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“A manifesto, a call to arms, a historical heist, and a paragon of storytelling…provides a wealth of insights, stitching the past and present together like some gorgeous tartan.”
— CJ Cooke, author of The Lighthouse Witches
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“A lively tribute to the past’s persecuted women and ‘quarrelsome dames.’”
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“Fascinating and illuminating, this book tempers justifiable rage with sharp and funny pinpricks to the pompous.”
— Val McDermid, New York Times bestselling author
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About the Authors
Zoe Venditozzi lives in NE Fife, Scotland, and has worked in education for more than twenty years. Claire Mitchell, KC, works as a criminal lawyer. The authors are the creators of the Witches of Scotland podcast, and their work led to the First Minister of Scotland issuing a formal state apology in 2022 to all those accused of witchcraft in Scotland?the first time in 300 years there had been any formal recognition of those who were wrongly accused.