Dr Louise Ryland-Epton
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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton
@lrylandepton.bsky.social
Historian & contributing editor for VCH @wiltshistory.bsky.social & @vchgloucester.bsky.social.
Fellow @ihr.bsky.social.
Ed. at @hobnobpress.bsky.social & Crime, Histories & Societies.
VF @openuniversity.bsky.social
https://www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/
So sorry for you loss. Lost my mum this year and it’s like an open wound.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It was so good! Thank you!!!
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It is Halloween, and I wanted to post a reminder that behind the sensational tales of the supernatural there were real women (& some men) whose lives were destroyed by accusations of witchcraft. 5/6
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/the-fir...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Dr Louise Ryland-Epton
Next in my #Halloween 🎃 countdown is very odd - what happened when a cloud entered a church during divine service in 1652 and wreaked havoc 4/6
This story began like others in the unpublished writings of #JohnAubrey.
I will be publishing a book in 2026.
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/death-b...
Death by Golden Thunderbolt — Louise Ryland-Epton
In the archives of the Royal Society is a 17th-century scientific paper by the natural philosopher John Aubrey, in which he describes extreme weather events. One of the most extreme was the 'tempest a...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Next in my #Halloween 🎃 countdown is very odd - what happened when a cloud entered a church during divine service in 1652 and wreaked havoc 4/6
This story began like others in the unpublished writings of #JohnAubrey.
I will be publishing a book in 2026.
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/death-b...
Death by Golden Thunderbolt — Louise Ryland-Epton
In the archives of the Royal Society is a 17th-century scientific paper by the natural philosopher John Aubrey, in which he describes extreme weather events. One of the most extreme was the 'tempest a...
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Next in my #Halloween countdown (I missed doing one yesterday) is a story of magic from 17th century #Gloucestershire. 3/6
Many of these stories are gleaned from the manuscripts of #JohnAubrey. I happen to have a book coming out about him in 2026 😁
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/the-con...
The Conjurors of Birdlip Hill — Louise Ryland-Epton
There was once a conjuror who lived under a hill called Birdlip in Gloucestershire.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
No worries. Probably next week.
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am there most weeks if you still need pictures.
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM