Jolly, The Middle Ages, pp. 58-65. Kors and Peters, Witchcraft in Europe, pp. 58-81. 3 November: Magic in Practice. Reading: de Givry, Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy, ≥Curative Virtues≤ excerpt, on ...

MedievalMadness. Witchcraft and Warnings: The Darkest Curses of the Middle Ages. Posted: April 28, 2025 | Last updated: April 28, 2025. For thousands of years, people have placed curses on their ...

Witchcraft and women. ... By the end of the middle ages, a view of women as especially susceptible to witchcraft had emerged. The notion that a witch might travel by broomstick ...

Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages. Their presumed links with paganism and witchcraft meant they were often treated with suspicion. But despite their association with the supernatural ...

The fear of witchcraft led to centuries of persecution and executions across Europe. While there were an estimated 500 executions in England, and between 3,000 and 4,000 killings in Scotland, only ...

In our literature, the Middle Ages are often an opportunity to create "trognes," individuals with ominous appearances and manners. Role-playing games also allow for the invention of contrasting and ...

A university in the United Kingdom will be offering the country’s first ever postgraduate degree in magic and occult science, according to a report.