The Pendle Witch Child

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 5.1 720p version 5.2 1080p version 6 Links 6.1 Further Information 6.2 Release Post 6.3 Related Documentaries 6.4 ed2k Links

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History Documentary hosted by Simon Armitage, published by BBC in 2011 - English narration

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Simon Armitage presents the story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device, a beggar-girl from Pendle in Lancashire, was the star witness in the trial in 1612 of her own mother, her brother, her sister and many of her neighbours, who were all hanged thanks to Jennet's testimony. Armitage explores the power and influence of one child's words - a story of fear, magic and demonic pacts retold partly using animation. He discovers how Jennet's appearance cast its shadow way beyond Lancashire, impressing lawyers, politicians, clerics and even King James I himself, and setting a dark precedent for child testimony other witch trials. Historians Malcolm Gaskill, Diane Purkiss and Ronald Hutton help Armitage to understand how the illegitimate and illiterate youngest child of a family of beggars could become both pawn and player in a much bigger story of 17th century religion, power, law, science and the monarchy.

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• Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@4.1
  
• Video Bitrate: 4000 Kbps
  
• Video Resolution: 1280x720
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  
• Frame Rate: 25 FPS
  
• Audio Codec: AAC
  
• Audio Bitrate: 128 Kbps ABR 48KHz
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 59 mins
  
• Number of Parts: 1
  
• Part Size: 1.71 GB
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

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• Video Codec: x265/HEVC CABAC Main10@L3.1
  
• Video Bitrate: CRF 21 (~2788Kbps)
  
• Video Resolution: 1920x1080
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  
• Frames Rate: 25 FPS
  
• Audio Codec: AAC-LC
  
• Audio Bitrate: Q=0.45 VBR 48KHz (~136Kbps)
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 59 mins
  
• Number Of Parts: 1
  
• Part Size: 1.21 GB
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

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• BBC Site

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• MVGroup.org (ed2k)
• MVGroup.org (torrent)

[edit] Related Documentaries

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• The King's War On Witches
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• She-Wolves: England's Early Queens
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• The Making of King Arthur
• Upgrade Me
• Witch Hunter's Bible
• Witchcraft - Myths and Legends

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