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Lucy Worsley Investigates

The Witch Hunts

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What started Britain's century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch, whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands.

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Lucy investigates Queen Mary I - was she really as bloody as history suggests?
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Lucy investigates William the Conqueror.
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Lucy investigates the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
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