Maryland delegate introduces bill to pardon seven women tried and convicted of witchcraft more than 300 years ago ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why ...

If there is a witch hunt, I first go to hear the witches' reasons” (Indro Montanelli). This is a story of shadows. Shadows ...

Reader Christine Prior reviews a dark, moody, though-provoking production currently showing at Bury Theatre Royal ...

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By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! Here they come ...

While immuring wives in walls is strictly outlawed (and largely apocryphal), the practice of hiding things behind sheetrock ...

The cherry on top is a remarkable painting by Johannes Vermeer, restored especially for this occasion. Together, these influential artists paint a vivid picture of daily life in the Netherlands in the ...

In this course we will study aspects of the cultural history of magic, focusing on the period of the witch hunts in early modern Europe. The course explores how conceptions of magic, witchcraft and ...