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Seven County Witch Hunt Project
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The official account for the the Leverhulme Seven County Witch Hunt Project at the University of Exeter. Follow us for new research discoveries about the 'Matthew Hopkins' / East Anglian witch hunt; blog updates on the last Thursday of every month.
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GENDER AND WITCHCRAFT

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Episode 3 of the Folklore Podcast mini-series with @witches7hunt.bsky.social looks at the most stereotypical of witchcraft subjects, that of gender, and how it affected the witch hunts headed by Hopkins and Stearne.
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July 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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This blog marks the official end of the 7 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)
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Conclusions and Finales (But Neither Conclusive nor Final)
This is the final blog post that falls within the three-year timespan assigned to the “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project by its generous…
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July 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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#earlymodern scholars who work on #satan, I'm organizing a panel for @rsaorg.bsky.social's 2026 conference. The topic is "Satan the Seductor: Willful and Unwitting Damnation in Early Modern Europe." @fatricky.bsky.social will be the chair. For #cfp info: tinyurl.com/76rw4cz7 See you there? #RenSA26
June 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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COMING SOON from The Folklore Podcast

A six-part mini-series featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social

THE SEVEN COUNTY WITCH HUNTS will examine the research and findings of the Leverhume funded project @witches7hunt.bsky.social

Watch this feed soon...
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June 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Nearly three years later, the Seven County Witch Hunt Project is almost at an end. In this penultimate blog,
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celebrates the people, communities and archives who have brought witchcraft history to life. Thank you all for joining us on the journey❤️
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“Peace, the Charm’s Wound Up”
As we near the end of the “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project, I’ve been working on the first draft of my book about those witch trials…
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June 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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🌸MARCH BLOG🌸

This month we're returning to the story of Henry Maggs, whose road to witchcraft is even more surprising than Marion thought...

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Henry Maggs again
Remember our earlier blog post on witchcraft suspect Henry Maggs? He’s the man who was the subject of witchfinder Matthew Hopkins’ scorn on…
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March 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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If you are interested in the witch hunts and witchcraft histories, then please follow @witches7hunt.bsky.social

I’m going to be hosting a mini series later in the year exploring the findings of this research project. Watch this space for more details soon

#folklore #witchcraft #magic
March 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What happens when a fish gets political? This month's blog from @magicnotwitches.bsky.social takes us on a short trip into Fenland folklore 🪻🐍

#witchcraft #history #skystorians #folkloreThursday @witchesetc.bsky.social

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Fen folklore
…there was a monstrous Gyant which kept some part of the Marsh, and none durst go that way, for if they did, he would keep them, or kill…
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February 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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How did a local industry affect the course of a witch trial? Nine witches were accused in Great Yarmouth and, as @witchesetc.bsky.social investigates, herring fishing had a part to play...

#history #witchcraft #FolkloreThursday #witchtrials #GreatYarmouth

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Fassetts and Herrings
On 13th September 1631, Nazareth Fassett, a labourer’s wife from Great Yarmouth, appeared before that town’s magistrates at the Sessions of…
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January 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

The CREMS Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2025! Come join us in York (24th - 25th June) to tackle the gnarly question - what is a witch?

Answers in abstract form, please - due 14th March 😊🧙‍♀️
January 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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The latest 7 County Witch Hunt blog is up! This month I'm looking at the life of John Bonham, who was accused of #witchcraft alongside his wife Bridget in 1647

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The other half of the puzzle: John Bonham
A few months ago I wrote about the accused witch, Bridget Bonham (nee Wesland). In that blog post, I outlined what we know of her history…
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December 19, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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How are witches remembered, and what stories are told about their lives? November's blog is from @witchesetc.bsky.social as she surveys the ways witches' lives have been commemorated, memorialised and re-discovered

#skystorians #witchcraft #folklorethursday

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Remembering Witches
The “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project celebrated its third Halloween this year, with a flurry of TV, podcast and press stories about…
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November 28, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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The Seven County Witch Hunt Project is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates and interesting research on the 1640s witch trials in England. 🧹

New blog post the last Thursday of every month. See below for where it all began...

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Introducing the Seven County Witch-Hunt Project
Between 1645–1647, when England was embroiled in a bloody Civil War, roughly 300 people in the South East were accused of witchcraft…
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November 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM