The Pendle Witch Child

The Pendle Witch Child

The extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device, a beggar-girl from Pendle in Lancashire, was the star witness in the trial in 1612 of her own mother, her brother, her sister and many of her neighbours and, thanks to her chilling testimony, they were all hanged.

DocumentaryHistory

The Pendle Witch Child

Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

2011-08-17

Runtime

60 minutes

Status

Released

Cast

Production Companies

Wingspan Productions

Wingspan Productions

BBC Four

BBC Four