MAP86: Alice Kyteler: The Witch of Kilkenny
Listen now! The Season of the Witch It’s Halloween again, the air turns colder, the nights grow darker and spirits roam in the shadows. On
24 October 2021
Medieval royal witches: from Elizabeth Woodville to Queen Joan of Navarre
On 23 January 1484, the English parliament issued Titulus Regius, explaining why the newly crowned Richard III was the legitimate heir to the throne instead
31 October 2019
Medieval ‘witch’ skeleton found under stones designed to ‘stop her spirit rising’
The grave of a medieval ‘witch’ who appears to have been burnt alive before being hurriedly tossed into a pit has been unearthed in Italy.
17 December 2015
The Malleus Maleficarum: A Medieval Manual for Witch Hunters
The Salem witch trials, which began in 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts bay colony, are one of the most well-known and notorious witch trials in
30 November 2015
Skeleton of Medieval ‘Witch Girl’ Found Buried Face Down in Italy
Archaeologists believe they have found the human remains of a 13-year-old girl positioned face down in her grave, suggesting a link with witchcraft. The skeleton
9 October 2014
Medieval Witches Graveyard Discovered In Italy
Playing dice is the devil’s work, at least if you were a women in the middle ages. Good article leading up to the Halloween season.
29 September 2011
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