Explore books about witchcraft in the UK and Ireland, including witch trials, accusations, folk magic, historical belief and supernatural tradition. The collection ranges from local histories to wider studies of witchcraft and its place in British and Irish culture.
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Cover unavailableRediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft
Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft examines how accounts of Renaissance witchcraft entered literature and continued to shape later ideas about witches. Marion Gibson considers the North Berwick trials, Matthew Hopkins and the literary treatment of witchcraft in…
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Cover unavailableRoyal Witches
Royal Witches examines the lives of Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville, four powerful women caught in the political struggles of medieval England. Their stories encompass royal marriage, dynastic rivalry,…
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