Professor Marion Gibson
@witchesetc.bsky.social
Author of Witchland (coming 2026) and Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials. History, folklore, books, archives.
I had the pleasure of interviewing @witchesetc.bsky.social last year for the @harchivestrust.bsky.social #Podcast 🥳 It was a really fab discussion and I’m so excited to read her latest book and delve deeper into the topic of #Witches, #EarlyModern studies, and #LocalHistory
It’s always lovely to talk witch Icy, this time about accused witches fighting back in medieval Austria!
Dr Icy Sedgwick@icysedgwick.bsky.social · 3w agoIn this episode of Fabulous Folklore, I chat to @witchesetc.bsky.social about Helena Scheuberin's witchcraft trial in 1485 in Innsbruck, how her clash with Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer led to the Malleus Maleficarum, and how the book contributed to later witch trials... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM8o...
A lovely, starred, review in Publishers' Weekly. It's wonderful when readers get exactly what you're trying to do www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-6682-0...
Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain by Marion Gibson
Historian Gibson (Witchcraft) offers an astounding revisitation of the witch panic that swept through Britain during the English...
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Ah yes, the "useless" English degree. It only teaches persuasive communication, presentation and debating skills; accurate research, project planning and execution; builds understanding of history, place and people; the motivations of others; empathy; the economic and social value of cultures...
I'll be at the Edinburgh Festival @edbookfest on 20th August talking with Mairi Kidd and Steven Veerapen about the #history and #fiction of #witches www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/mairi...
On 11 June 2026, I'm running an online intro to early modern legal records, part of The National Archives' Practical Archival Skills Training #TNAPAST workshops. More details can be found via the link. For accompanying on-site workshops, see the below thread www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-early...
PAST Early Modern Legal: Online Overview
A one-day online introduction to Early Modern Legal records.
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Had a great day yesterday co-hosting the online Festival of Magical History with @witchesetc.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social and @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social Four more talks on witchcraft, Herne, Pan and ghosts today and still time to join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-o...
Festival of Magical History (online)
A 2-day online conference, delivered via Zoom with recordings for all ticket holders. Eight world class speakers on magic and witchcraft
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Tomorrow and Sunday - last chance to get tickets for online festival of magical history! we’ll be announcing our Academy of Magical History too… @folklorepod.bsky.social
We are going to start profiling the talks at our 2-day online FESTIVAL OF MAGICAL HISTORY CONFERENCE on April 11 and 12. On Sat 11th at 2pm @witchesetc.bsky.social will speak on "Welcome to Witchland: Recovering the Stories of Britain's Civil War Witches" Tix: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklo...
Online Festival of Magical History! Talks on witches, ghosts, cursing, folklore and myth! Tickets via the QR code on the poster 🧙♀️ @magic @history @witchcraft
If you think you might fancy buying Witchland, now’s the time… ⬇️
It was a surprising amount of fun making this Arte film about witch trials - I LOVE their animation! #hexenverfolgung #arte youtu.be/iLSSx5lm0So?...
Beginnen die Hexenverfolgungen im Mittelalter? | Stimmt es, dass ...? | ARTE
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After Dark - new podcast episode on the Vardo #witch trials with me, @maddypelling.bsky.social and Anthony Delaney www.historyhit.com/podcast/afte... If you want to know more: my book Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials and the work of Norwegian expert Liv Helen Willumsen
The beautiful cover of the North American edition - out 2026!
New book cover! Isn’t it lovely? Er, I wonder if Bluesky will flag this one as “adult” like they did the last one?
New book cover!!! Out in July, telling stories of accused “witches” in #Essex #Suffolk #Norfolk #Berkshire #Newcastle #Cornwall and #Lothian This is the UK and Commonwealth cover 🩷
It was a cracking evening - and do check out our interview with Marion as released just before Halloween this year. And her *brilliant* books of course, in case you haven't already! 🖤 #witchcraft #witches #witchy
Professor Marion Gibson@witchesetc.bsky.social · 8mo agoIf you missed my chat with @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social @candiamckormack.bsky.social with music and folklore from @threeravenspod.bsky.social and @inkubussukkubus.bsky.social then you can catch up here: www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk
If you missed my chat with @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social @candiamckormack.bsky.social with music and folklore from @threeravenspod.bsky.social and @inkubussukkubus.bsky.social then you can catch up here: www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk
I found this fascinating… #books #bookshops #bookstores #authors
Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 9mo agoAuthors, I think you might enjoy this long interview with a independent bookstore buyer about how bookstores decide what books to stock and display: countercraft.substack.com/p/interview-...
And one final #Halloween treat…
Hampshire Archives Trust @harchivestrust.bsky.social · 9mo ago🚨New podcast episode!🚨 Happy #Halloween ghosts and ghouls 👻 🎃 Check out our latest episode which embraces #SpookySeason and the supernatural with @witchesetc.bsky.social who discusses all things #Witches and #Witchcraft in #Hampshire and #England 🧙 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/stories/podc...
Can’t wait for the final? Try our take on #Traitors, #witchhunts, #folklore and #history, especially our favourite faithful @davidolusoga.bsky.social www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....
Episode 181
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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!
Happy Halloween! Keep a close eye out today for witches being driven around the countryside by their root vegetable chauffeurs in a hollowed out marrow car.
More #Halloween goodness here with @folklorepod.bsky.social and me #witches #history #books - enjoy!
The Folklore Podcast@folklorepod.bsky.social · 10mo agoEpisode 179: WITCHCRAFT - A HISTORY IN 13 TRIALS Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-179.... or on your podcast app or watch the interview on my YouTube channel at youtu.be/9pmAeCTqdtI and subscribe for future video releases. @witchesetc.bsky.social returns to the Folklore Podcast!
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
