What if a simple argument between neighbours ended at the gallows? Histories and Castles Deep Dive takes you back to 1612 to uncover the Pendle Witch trials, one of the most famous and chilling episodes in British history.

Deep in the rugged landscape of Lancashire, a local feud spiralled into a national scandal, leading to the execution of ten people at Lancaster Castle. We’re stripping back the myths to look at the real people caught in a web of Jacobean paranoia, religious tension, and a legal system that had completely lost its way.

Beyond the Legends

We don't just tell ghost stories; we deconstruct the social history and medieval legal structures that made such a tragedy po ...