Most studies of witchcraft and magic have been concerned with the era of the witch trials, a period that officially came to an end in Britain with the passing o

The only serious study of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to 1951. Brings together matters ranging from upper class spiritualism to rural witchcraft in an exciti

The only serious study of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to 1951Brings together matters ranging from upper class spiritualism to rural witchcraft in an exciting

In 1856 William Dove, a young tenant farmer, was tried and executed for the poisoning of his wife Harriet. The trial might have been a straightforward case of h

A collection of materials, including works of literature as well as historical documents, this work provides a broad view of how witches and magicians were repr