The Black Dog of Peel Castle
In a forbidding fortress set adrift in the Irish Sea, a ghostly black dog the size of a calf, eyes burning like hot coals, foretells doom...
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The Great English Rebel
No character embodies the archetypal English rebel quite like Robin Hood. Read all about the historical and mythic roots of his tale,...
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History Hit Podcast - The
Hear all about the last witches of England in the new History Hit Podcast. In 1682, three women of Bideford in Devon became the last...
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The Road to Liberation
On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, my interview with Vietnam News looks at the world changing victory for the...
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History Hit Podcast - The Pendle Witches
The Pendle Witches continue to exert a powerful fascination for anyone interested in the history of witchcraft and magic. In this new...
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The Last Witches at East Gate Books - Sold Out!
There was a fabulous turn out at East Gate Books in Totnes for the launch of the paperback of The Last Witches. It was a real buzz to be...
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Hear all about the Last Witches...
East Gate Books in Totnes are hosting an event, on Thursday 14th September, to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition of my...
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Paperback Edition of The Last Witches of England
Bloomsbury Press are bringing out my book in paperback. Published on 7th September 2023, you can order it here.
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'All About History' on The Last Witches
A wonderful review of my new book, 'The Last Witches', that has just been published in the December edition (issue 111) of 'All About...
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The Day London's Witch-Hunting Mobs met their Match
Youth gangs running riot on London's South Bank, accusations of Witchcraft, claims of possession, and an unlikely champion of the poor,...
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BBC History Review
A wonderful and insightful review of my new book, 'The Last Witches of England', by Prof. Marion Gibson - in this month's BBC History...
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In Conversation with Dan Snow
You can hear my 'History Hit' feature on 'The Last Witches of England', with Dan Snow, here: https://play.acast.com/s/dansnowshistoryhit/...
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The Last Witches in Flight
On the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant....
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Prince Rupert: 'Welcome to Nobody?'
A version of this article appeared in the latest edition of the journal of the Samuel Pepys Society, but you can read the full text here:...
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When the Spaceman landed in Manchester!
My account of Yuri Gagarin's 1961 visit to Manchester and some of the interviews I did with wonderful people, no longer around, who saw...
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The Lord of the Trees
Herne Walks the Woods: my own copy of 'Hellebore' Magazine tumbled through the letter box this afternoon. It comes complete with stunning...
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Herne the Hunter
The Yuletide edition of 'Hellebore' Magazine is out - complete with my article on Herne the Hunter, Twelfth Night, and all manner of...
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The Battle of Wigan Lane
This year's English Civil War Conference looks at the Scots invasions of 1648 and 1651, and at the last rolls of the dice by the English...
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Angus MacLeod's Spell
Inaugural Lecture 'Museum of Witchcraft' Series. Angus MacLeod (1920-96) is a largely forgotten figure in the history of Wicca. Yet, he...
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Cavalier & King of Man
Books always seem real when you get to the stage of planning the front cover and the inside artwork. So, here is the first peak at my new...
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