Seven County Witch Hunt Project

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GENDER AND WITCHCRAFT

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Episode 3 of the Folklore Podcast mini-series with @witches7hunt.bsky.social looks at the most stereotypical of witchcraft subjects, that of gender, and how it affected the witch hunts headed by Hopkins and Stearne.

This blog marks the official end of the 7 County Witch Hunt Project - but we're not really going anywhere! There's still research to do, and stories to tell. Stay with us for new discoveries!

Conclusions and Finales (But Neither Conclusive nor Final)
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#earlymodern scholars who work on #satan, I'm organizing a panel for @rsaorg.bsky.social's 2026 conference. The topic is "Satan the Seductor: Willful and Unwitting Damnation in Early Modern Europe." @fatricky.bsky.social will be the chair. For #cfp info: tinyurl.com/76rw4cz7 See you there? #RenSA26

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COMING SOON from The Folklore Podcast

A six-part mini-series featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social

THE SEVEN COUNTY WITCH HUNTS will examine the research and findings of the Leverhume funded project @witches7hunt.bsky.social

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“Peace, the Charm’s Wound Up” As we near the end of the “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project, I’ve been working on the first draft of my book about those witch trials…

Nearly three years later, the Seven County Witch Hunt Project is almost at an end. In this penultimate blog,
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celebrates the people, communities and archives who have brought witchcraft history to life. Thank you all for joining us on the journey❤️
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Henry Maggs again Remember our earlier blog post on witchcraft suspect Henry Maggs? He’s the man who was the subject of witchfinder Matthew Hopkins’ scorn on…

🌸MARCH BLOG🌸

This month we're returning to the story of Henry Maggs, whose road to witchcraft is even more surprising than Marion thought...

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Henry Maggs again Remember our earlier blog post on witchcraft suspect Henry Maggs? He’s the man who was the subject of witchfinder Matthew Hopkins’ scorn on…

Here's the second instalment of Maggs' saga!

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If you are interested in the witch hunts and witchcraft histories, then please follow @witches7hunt.bsky.social

I’m going to be hosting a mini series later in the year exploring the findings of this research project. Watch this space for more details soon

#folklore #witchcraft #magic

Fen folklore …there was a monstrous Gyant which kept some part of the Marsh, and none durst go that way, for if they did, he would keep them, or kill…

What happens when a fish gets political? This month's blog from @magicnotwitches.bsky.social takes us on a short trip into Fenland folklore 🪻🐍

#witchcraft #history #skystorians #folkloreThursday @witchesetc.bsky.social

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Fassetts and Herrings On 13th September 1631, Nazareth Fassett, a labourer’s wife from Great Yarmouth, appeared before that town’s magistrates at the Sessions of…

How did a local industry affect the course of a witch trial? Nine witches were accused in Great Yarmouth and, as @witchesetc.bsky.social investigates, herring fishing had a part to play...

#history #witchcraft #FolkloreThursday #witchtrials #GreatYarmouth

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📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

The CREMS Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2025! Come join us in York (24th - 25th June) to tackle the gnarly question - what is a witch?

Answers in abstract form, please - due 14th March 😊🧙‍♀️

The other half of the puzzle: John Bonham A few months ago I wrote about the accused witch, Bridget Bonham (nee Wesland). In that blog post, I outlined what we know of her history…

The latest 7 County Witch Hunt blog is up! This month I'm looking at the life of John Bonham, who was accused of #witchcraft alongside his wife Bridget in 1647

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Remembering Witches The “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project celebrated its third Halloween this year, with a flurry of TV, podcast and press stories about…

How are witches remembered, and what stories are told about their lives? November's blog is from @witchesetc.bsky.social as she surveys the ways witches' lives have been commemorated, memorialised and re-discovered

#skystorians #witchcraft #folklorethursday

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Introducing the Seven County Witch-Hunt Project Between 1645–1647, when England was embroiled in a bloody Civil War, roughly 300 people in the South East were accused of witchcraft…

The Seven County Witch Hunt Project is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates and interesting research on the 1640s witch trials in England. 🧹

New blog post the last Thursday of every month. See below for where it all began...

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