Can economics help explain the European witch trials? | FT #shorts

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Hundreds of years ago, across Europe — from Germany to Scandinavia, France to Britain — tens of thousands of mostly women were executed, accused of being witches. The persecution reached its height in the 16th and 17th centuries.⁠ ⁠ But why? And could economics help explain the hysteria?⁠ ⁠ Open the link to listen to the full episode: https://www.ft.com/content/5c209497-658a-46a5-8185-8836bf160e1c?syn-25a6b1a6=1 ► Enjoying FT content? Get a daily slice of the very best FT journalism with FT Edit. Free for 30 days then just £4.99 a month See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes/community ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@financialtimes

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