Festival of Magical History

Overview

A 2-day online conference, hosted by Crediton-based charity The Folklore Library and Archive, delivered via Zoom with recordings for all ticket holders. Eight world class speakers on magic and witchcraft

A two-day conference with eight world-class speakers from the fields of magic and witchcraft. All talks are delivered via Zoom, with recordings available for all ticket holders to watch back after the event, so if you can't make it live, you won't miss a thing.

All talks will be approx. 45 minutes and will be followed by an audience Q&A which will be moderated by the hosts.

Tickets are available for the whole event, or for individual days.

 

PROGRAMME

Saturday 11th April

2pm - PROF. MARION GIBSON

Welcome to Witchland: Recovering the Stories of Britain's Civil War Witches

 

3.30pm - PROF. MARK STOYLE

In Search of Alice Molland: England's Last Executed Witch(?)

 

5pm - REBECCA BEATTIE

Cursed Words: The History and Practice of Cursing

 

7pm - JOHN CALLOW

The Witch as Changeling: Isobel Gowdie and the Shape of Scottish Witchcraft

 

Sunday 12th April

2pm - JOAN PASSEY

Britain's Maritime Ghosts

 

3.30pm - ANNA MILON

Herne vs The Green Man as Pan's Literary Successor

 

5pm - DIANE PURKISS

Exceptional Witches

 

7.30pm - JEREMY HARTE

19th Century Dorset Village Witches

 

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