Witches: Chronicle of a Massacre
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In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigate witchcraft. In the trials, 80 people were sentenced to death at the stake. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, a total of between 40,000 and 60,000 people fell victim to such waves of persecution in Europe. How can this phenomenon be explained?
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Edited by Michele HollanderShot by Laurent FenartScored by Pascal Gaigne
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18 unique people credited
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Anna Flori Lamour
as Self - Narrator
Cedric Zimmerlin
as Pierre de Lancre
Francois Bordes
as Archivar und Historiker
Maryse Simon
as Historikerin, Universität Straßburg
Robert Muchembled
as Historiker mit Schwerpunkt Hexenverfolgung
Nicole Jacques Lefevre
as Literaturhistorikerin
Martine Ostorero
as Historikerin, Universität Lausanne
Jan Machielsen
as Religionshistoriker, Cardiff University
Mona Chollet
as Essayistin
Markus Hirte
as Geschäftsführer, Mittelalterliches Kriminalmuseum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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