Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions

Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions

Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet's bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages.

Can men be witches or only women?

Do witches really cast spells and create potions?

Who came up with the concept of witches flying on brooms and why?

Why do cartoon witches always have such a pointy nose?

Why do we associate black cats with witches?

Why did the Salem Witch trials start?

Answers to these questions and an entire coven more await on Witchcraft Support.

Note: The edit states that Elizabeth I was England’s first female queen, but that title actually belongs to her half-sister, Mary I.

Elizabeth I, however, was England’s first long-reigning queen.

Director: Anna O'Donohue Director of Photography: Ben Dewey Editor: Philip Anderson Expert: Mikki Brock Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Constantine Economides Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwen Production Assistant: Kalia Simms Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Billy Ward