July 5 - The Essex Witches

On this day in Tudor history, 5th July 1589, three Essex women were hanged at Chelmsford, Essex, after being found guilty of murder by witchcraft. Their names were Joan Cunny, Joan Prentice and Joan Upney.

 

In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains how these women came to be accused of witchcraft and why they were hanged. 

If you’re a Tudor Society member, you can listen to historian Kate Cole’s wonderful talk on the Witches of Elizabethan and Stuart Essex on the website - https://www.tudorsociety.com/expert-talk-the-witches-of-elizabethan-and-stuart-essex-kate-cole/ 

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/hpmkvJyc6x8