The word witch is now associated with malevolent black magic but in medieval Britain white witches or “cunning folk” were an accepted part of village life. These pagan healers were skilled in ...

During the Middle Ages, cats had a bad reputation because they were associated with witchcraft and paganism, which meant they were often treated with suspicion. Still, some medieval records ...

may be properly considered a late survival of “Medieval witchcraft.” Specifically, two men and eight women members of the cult were convicted of having entered the oratory of a priest ...

So how come this image of evil women practising magic - witches - came about? This talk will use feminist approaches to the past to explore medieval changes in ideas about magic, gender ...