Summaries

Spanning 2,000 years, this series explores beliefs in gods, witches, demons, and evil spirits from Iron Age Britain's human sacrifices to the 16th-17th century witch hunts and exorcisms. Tony Robinson unveils dark corners of history.

From kings to commoners, people believed that gods, witches, demons, and evil spirits were all indisputably real. In this series, Tony Robinson delves back through 2,000 years of history, exploring everything from the brutal human sacrifices of Iron Age Britain to the horrifying witch-hunts and exorcisms of the 16th, 17th centuries and beyond. See what dark corners of our history Tony unveils!

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Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Nov 25, 2011
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Production companies Wildfire Television

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Runtime 1h
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