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Professor Marion Gibson
@witchesetc.bsky.social
Author of Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials (Simon and Schuster/Scribner, 2023/4). History, folklore, books, archives.
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Looking forward to seeing this exhibition of esoteric artefacts, art and culture! At The Vaults, London… #witches #magic #history
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This witch is a dog toy, believe it or not, called “Corrina Witch Flattie Toy”. She’s too pretty to let the dogs near her, so she’ll join my collection of bizarre seasonal clutter. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today I'll be giving a talk at The Wharf, Tavistock at 2pm. Come along if you're in the area and interested in witch trials, archival documents and family history
October 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
#Halloween is a good time to be editing my next book, Witchland - including the story of Nazareth Fassett, prosecuted for being a woman who wouldn’t shut up (a scold or “objurgatrix”) years before her #witch trial
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New series Witches of Essex 14.10.25 Sky History 9pm with me, experts in crime, theatre, medicine, history, forensics, @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Rylan #witches #essex #history
October 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Early birthday present from a charity shop on the Barbican, Plymouth 😀
July 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Researching the Newcastle #witch trial of 1649-50 today! Tyne and Wear Archives have a lovely building and friendly archivists
June 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Doing some Secret Filming today at Woodbury Iron Age hillfort 🎬
June 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
My genuine pleasure! Now I want to know if it’s correct 😀
June 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Astrological birthday book c.1930s - looks like if you were born on 30 July you have to make scientific instruments and people born on 25th March will definitely be “waspish” farmers or sailors…
June 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Witchy history podcast miniseries! Ep 1 of our 1640s witch hunt research project is out now, in collaboration with @folklorepod.bsky.social Link to listen for free here: www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county... @magicnotwitches.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Some lovely witchy merchandise at Plymouth’s Green Man Weekend today (magnets, coasters, T-shirt from The Hum from the Hill)
May 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
More joy from #RSA2025 - thanks @janmachielsen.bsky.social for group photo! Lovely to see everyone in it and Diane Purkiss. Great papers by Elly Truitt, Laura Pani, Shanti Graheli, Samantha Brown (not on here?) and everyone mentioned in previous post. Scholars together are strong!
March 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
New academic article: full text edition of a Victorian play on the Pendle witches, written by Emma, Lady Ribblesdale, previously unpublished, with biography of Emma #Pendle #witches #womenwriters
Access via: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54108
March 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I’m so pleased to see this @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy - now signed and beribboned
February 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trying to unravel the stories of Great Yarmouth’s accused witches today - here are the beautifully kept records of a 1645 trial #witches #history
January 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Medieval cross on Dartmoor, a waymarker for monks travelling from Buckfast Abbey to Plympton Priory - this one is Spurrell’s Cross
January 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Dartmoor today!
January 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Charity shop find today - Celtic Pottery, Newlyn. It’s not all doom and gloom if there’s a nice 70s pot or two 🤎
December 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Is there a lovelier staircase anywhere? The old Grand Midland hotel at St Pancras. I’m so glad to have seen this while I was in London
December 28, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Huh. That was a surprise ending
December 26, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Some amazing images of medical and charm work by Medieval women at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social exhibition! Revelatory exhibition including female authors, illuminators, printers, rulers, traders, bankers, teachers…
December 22, 2024 at 4:47 PM
It’s lovely to see that Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials is one of The New Yorker’s recommended books for 2024
December 9, 2024 at 9:40 AM