Seven County Witch Hunts

After a great deal of thought, we have taken the decision to migrate over to Bluesky. This account will remain open for now, but please do come and find us (and our intriguing research updates) elsewhere!

This blog marks the official end of the Seven 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) @Witches7Hunt/conclusions-and-finales-but-neither-conclusive-nor-final-dd64458c00ae" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

Nearly three years later, the Seven County Witch Hunt Project is almost at an end. In this penultimate blog, @witchesetc celebrates the people, communities and archives who have brought witchcraft history to life. Thank you all for the journey❤️ @Witches7Hunt/peace-the-charms-wound-up-108db7d9ac68" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

🎃OCTOBER BLOG 🎃 Following a trip to Cambridgeshire, @MagicNotWitches ponders the connection between the 1640s witch trials and the Fen drainage projects a decade before 👇 @Witches7Hunt/the-fenland-witch-trials-43931b4fa278" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

Stupid first tweet deleted itself. FIRST STOP: Sutton-in-the-Isle Sutton was the home of 4 people accused of witchcraft in the 1640s: Bridget and John Bonham, Margaret Moore, and William Watson. Even pre-drainage, sat on a rare hill Sutton dominated the landscape.

I'm in the Fens this week for a book talk at @ToppingsEly, and to research the accused witches of 1640s Cambs. Yesterday I went to Wicken Fen to see what Fenland might have been like pre-drainage. Today I'm going to the villages where accused witches lived. Watch this space!

Let's go on a witch hunt! Of the more benevolent kind. As Marion Gibson continues to find new stories in unexpected places, we ask you - what might you find in your local archives? @witchesetc #witchcraft #history #archives @Witches7Hunt/lets-go-on-a-witch-hunt-what-s-in-your-archives-dba3484d35a3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

In my imagination, the hat's sat on his head the whole time

Assize depositions can be intense, especially when they're about something as fraught as witchcraft. It was a relief to stumble on this case of a missing hat, where the suspected thief coyly said 'it might be he had [the hat] about him & wishes the company to search him'

Completely understand why people might have had enough, but we have lost 200+ followers in just a week. So if you have followers you think might appreciate our quiet, bookish, pretty and sociable corner of twitter please do reweet and we will try and follow back as far as we can

We are incredibly pleased to announce the wonderful programme for this year's Magic and Witchcraft Conference @CREMSYork We invite you to participate and enjoy the event in person or remotely. You can now register here eventbrite.com/e/crems-magic-…

Looking today at a lovely manor record of accused “witch” Ann Palmer of #Framlingham #Suffolk - from @pembroke1347’s wonderful archive. I *think* Ann might have survived her trial but can’t yet be sure #witches #history

A rare example of an actively helpful record! Trying to trace the family tree of accused witch William Watson. The parish clerk has actually noted an in-law that would have been very hard to track down otherwise. Entry reads 'Agneta Jacksone daughter in law to Willm Watsone' <3

June's #witchcraft blog ponders the importance of physical records of the past and asks a big question - what can we afford to lose? @witchesetc @Witches7Hunt/archives-under-threat-438302e21fcc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

May's witchcraft blog is here! And this time @MagicNotWitches is following the Devil down a perilous road... @witchesetc #history #witchcraft @Witches7Hunt/deals-with-the-devil-f090a5af3007" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

📢BLOG KLAXON 📢 Following an update on the #Witches of Scotland Pardons Consultation, @witchesetc shares some thoughts on the importance of history, education, and public conversations 👇 Shout out to @HistoryExtra and @witchesofscotl1 too! @Witches7Hunt/witchcraft-history-and-the-public-742466f73025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

New blog! This time, @MagicNotWitches explores witches as parents and the (often harmful) narratives built around them... On Writers, Witches and Children #folklorethursday #witchcraft #History @witchesetc @Witches7Hunt/on-writers-witches-and-children-f3b806358c4f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…

The strikingly beautiful German edition of Witchcraft arrived today! Vielen dank, @Aufbau_Verlag! The little red cat is shiny and there’s a silky marker ribbon. Sehr hübsch ❤️

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Following a brief hiatus over the winter break, the witch hunts blog is back! This month we'd like to introduce you to Peter Burbridge, an unusual suspect from Ely... @MagicNotWitches @witchesetc #witchcraft #history #witchwednesday @Witches7Hunt/peter-burbush-blacksmith-of-ely-7dfcd97aa586" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/…