{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"10-Minute Talks","title":"The rise and fall of Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/81e87c31\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":787,"description":"What really happened when a breakdown of the legal system in the English Civil War fuelled a series of witch-hunts? In this 10-Minute Talk, Professor Ronald Hutton FBA delves into England's witch trials and Matthew Hopkins, the self-proclaimed Witchfinder General. For more from The British Academy’s Folklore Reimagined season, visit our website: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/seasons/folklore-reimagined/  Speaker: Professor Ronald Hutton FBA This podcast is for informative and educational purposes.  10-Minute Talks are a series of pre-recorded talks from Fellows of the British Academy screened on YouTube and also available on all podcasting platforms.  Find out more about the British Academy: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/    For future events, visit our website: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/    Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://email.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/p/6P7Q-5PO/newsletter  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TQbE8RmZ0wJMxTfpTVhxQo3dkPkEphvBYRMdNpGTudA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MzQ0/MDc0OWRjYzhlZjg2/ZjNkNjFlZjAyNWM5/Y2Y1MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}