Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigate witchcraft. In the trials, 80 people were sentenced to death at the stake. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, a total of between 40,000 and 60,000 people fell victim to such waves of persecution in Europe. How can this phenomenon be explained?

Cast

Anna Flori-Lamour

Narrator & Voice over

Cédric Zimmerlin

Narrator & Voice over

Nicole Jacques-Lefèvre

Self : Historian

Jan Machielsen

Self : Historian

Mona Chollet

Self : Essayist