Tudor True Crime: Lynching of the "Duke's Devil"

<p><strong>This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, violence and child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. </strong></p><br><p>How did the mob lynching of a notorious astrologer and occultist in June 1628 act as a grim prelude to the demise of King Charles I? Why did John Lambe - accused of witchcraft, sorcery, and moral corruption - become the target for popular anger at a monarchy seen as distant, corrupt, and unaccountable?</p><p>Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Alastair Bellany to uncover how witchcraft accusations became political weapons, and how the killing of one man revealed a terrifying truth: royal authority in England was beginning to fail.</p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><br><p><strong>Tudor True Crime: Murder in the Stuart Court</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tudor-true-crime…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/0LHeZfdHTdlbEvKEUaanA…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Giordano Bruno: Mystic, Heretic, Spy</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/giordano-bruno-m…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/5ZYxox4DYRPCWnoi2ctS2…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong&…; </p>

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