Human Interest

'Between 1482 and 1782, thousands of people across Europe were accused of witchcraft and subsequently executed. But why were so many innocent people suspected of such a crime, and what would they have experienced? Here, writing for History Extra, historian and broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb dispels some of the myths surrounding witches, and explains why so much of what we believe about them is untrue…'

'In a new series for Channel Five, Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones examine the allegation that the teenage Princess Elizabeth was sexually abused by her stepfather, Thomas Seymour. Here, Suzannah Lipscomb considers the evidence…'