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Tabitha Stanmore

@magicnotwitches.bsky.social
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Postdoc at Exeter Uni on the Seven County Witch Hunt Project 🧙‍♀️ Author of Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic ✨ First Gen 👩‍🎓 Cats 🐈‍⬛ Trees 🌳 Books 📚She/her linktr.ee/tabithastanmore

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Listening to Radio 4 and Liz Kendall announcing £1 billion investment in "British AI". Imagine what a difference a £1 billion arts fund could make. AI already has insane funding. Why can't we invest in humanity?
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Tracey Norman Author @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
THIS WEEKEND! 11/12 Apr 2026 Last call for tickets (plus recordings for all ticket holders, so you won't miss out due to timezone differences, life etc!) JUST £10 for individual days, or JUST £15 for the whole weekend bit.ly/flaevents #witchsky #skystorians #folklore #witch #history #magic
Poster for the Folklore Library & Archive and The Academy of Magical
History's online Festival of Magical History 
An online exploration of our magical past
Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April 2026, 2pm - 9pm
Speakers: Rebecca Beattie, John Callow, Marion Gibson, Jeremy Harte, Anna Milon, Joan Passey, Diane Purkiss, Mark Stoyle
Tickets: £10 per day, £15 for the weekend (+booking fee) at 
bit.ly/flaevents
Recordings available for ticket holders
This is a fundraising event for 
The Folklore Library and Archive 
Registered Charity no 1203418
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS Friendly reminder that the abstract deadline for this year's York Magic and Witchcraft conference is 14th March 📜 the theme is NATURE AND THE SUPERNATURAL, broadly defined 🌦️🌛🌍 Please send your abstracts to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ! @drdebsmoretti.bsky.social
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National Folklore Survey for England @nfsengland.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Our brand new podcast, Folklore Matters, launches today. David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Hey #Frome, let's talk about witches! There's still some tickets for my talk on the 22nd 🌟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Cunning Folk is coming out in Japan! I've been sitting on this for a while because, frankly, it seemed too amazing to be real. But now I have the translation to prove it, and I'm very excited!
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
There's only a few tickets left for this! Come drink cider and hear about magic and witchcraft with yours truly 😊 🍎 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Can't be going out without your hat.
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
If 'join a book club' was one of your resolutions, take this as a sign to join @TheUL.bsky.social's ONLINE Really Popular Book Club! I'm excited to be the guest for January's meet, on R. F. Kuang's Katabasis. 27th January, 7-8pm GMT. Sign up here: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/really...
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Are there any beautiful Latinists out there who could help me translate this? I can get the gist, but the specific details elude me. It regards the trial of Agnes Westland for bewitching Elizabeth Cheesewright to death (happy New Year!)
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Pre-clocking off reminder of this CfP!
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨ Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿 Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ☺️
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London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Two weeks until The Haunted Ladscape VII: Ghosts, Magic and Folklore Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online. Full details at the following link: forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-... @icysedgwick.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social
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The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do...
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The latest @folkloresociety.bsky.social newsletter FLS News is out today, and contains a CFP from me and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social inviting proposals for our new @universitypress.cambridge.org series 'Elements in Folklore':
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Halloween appropriate podcast! The overlap between The Traitors and early modern witch hunts is more complex than I even I expected. Hope you enjoy this discussion! #traitors #halloween #witchcraft www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....
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Episode 181
​Listen to the audio podcast on the player below:
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We had a wonderful weekend at #BristolCon, including reaching our first stretch goal. Thank you, everyone. Here's a brief update on what happens next. www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
HOORAY I'm back in London on 25th November! Did you know that a magician used to ply his trade where The Gherkin now stands? Come join me for more weird facts that will make you see England's history differently 🌟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/english-magic-witchcraft-tickets-1743090002119
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
This was an EXCELLENT telling of Faustus, and I had a great time discussing this and all other things wyrd with @rebekahking.bsky.social . Thank you @beyondshakes.bsky.social for inviting me!
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Having one of those moments where I do not feel cool enough to be doing the thing, but I'm really looking forward to this event with the Sophia Club next month. Tickets available here: sophiaclub.co/event/the-se...
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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Wonderful to meet up online with @rebekahking.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social and @beyondshakes.bsky.social Master of the Wyrd Revels Robert Crighton this evening in advance of our post-show discussion 👇
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Glenside Hospital Museum @glensidehospmuseum.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion? Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait! Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...
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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Join @magicnotwitches.bsky.social in an exploration of practical magic in English history on 28th October at the Mary Rose Museum! maryrose.org/events/cunni...
Dr Tabitha Stanmore, Historian of magic, witchcraft and environmentsA woodcut showing a devil and a ship sinking.
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Tickets still available for 'Should We Believe Witchcraft Confessions?' at The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol! 16th September, 7.30pm. This is part of my ongoing research, so please do come along and share your thoughts! thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/skepti...
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Skeptics In The Theatre: Should we believe witchcraft confessions? - The Wardrobe Theatre
Science lectures for the inquisitive and wondering
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Why apostrophes matter
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Spooky history, coming soon to a town near you! Very excited about all the talks and events I've got lined up this season - full list ➡️ www.tabithastanmore.co.uk/upcoming-eve...
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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
9/10: @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social for FOLKLORE and CUNNING FOLK: Life In An Era Of Practical Magic. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-c...
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
If you have published anything, please consider doing this. The window is closing and you should get your details registered now for a chance at a settlement. The form works wherever in the world you are based.
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samanthatonge.bsky.social @samanthatonge.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Sick of Nigel Farage being featured on the BBC when the Greens and even the Lib Dems are ignored? Sign this.
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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The 6th and final episode of our mini-series collaboration with @witches7hunt.bsky.social is now live. In this one, @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social discuss their favourite stories and the future of the research Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county...
Title card: The Seven County Witch Hunts episode 6, Archive Highlights
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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The final part of our mini-series collaboration with @witches7hunt.bsky.social featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social will be out around this time tomorrow...
Seven County Witch Hunts title card for episode 6 - archive highlights
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Does anyone happen to be in the National Archives (or Cambs Archives, or the CUL) and fancy helping me out? 🤞🙏
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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
NEW EPISODE Episode 5 of the Seven County Witch Hunts mini-series is now live via www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county... or your podcast app @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social discuss with me the infrequently examined topic of the environment relating to the witch hunts
Seven County Witch Hunt Project title card: Environmental change and trials
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
@greenleejw.bsky.social please help me! I'm trying to find a reliable reference about Ely Cathedral being funded by eels, but I'm coming up empty. Do you have any recommendations?
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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
COMING SOON... Episode 3 of The Seven County Witch Hunts - a Folklore Podcast mini-series featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social of @witches7hunt.bsky.social is in the final stages of production. GENDER AND WITCHCRAFT: coming to the Folklore Podcast feed very soon.
The Seven County Witch Hunts title card. Episode 3: Gender and Witchcraft
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
OH HI @imc-leeds.bsky.social 👋☀️
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I've been sent an advance copy of Bog People and it is 💯 so far 👌 #currentlyreading #books
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This is important to know about. Conservation is brilliant, but doing it right is absolutely crucial news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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Restoring wildlife areas in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world – and this could drive an even steeper decline in the planet’s species, according to a
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This term, I had the joy of convening the new Past Magics MA unit at @Exeter.ac.uk. Part of the assessment was to make a podcast, and I'm so impressed with the results. Please enjoy these funny, creative and informative episodes! sites.exeter.ac.uk/magic/2025/0...
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History of Magic Podcasts
As part of the MA unit, Past Magics: Histories and Archaeologies of the Supernatural, students created podcasts on a range of themes about the history of the supernatural. The research, creativity…
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Had a wonderful time recording @witches7hunt.bsk.social podcast episodes today, with @witchesetc.bsky.social and @folklorepod.bsky.social! And bonus discovery of Owls in Towels which isn't relevant but IS great Episode 2 out on Monday! www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county...
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Really looking forward to speaking at Somerset Rural Life Museum this evening about cunning folk, rural magic, and animal medicine 🌿 Shout-out to Terry Pratchett's witches, who are still the best fictional portrayal of cunning folk (albeit by a different name) 👌 #folklorethursday #speakhisname
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Professor Marion Gibson @witchesetc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
If you haven't already, check out Anne Lawrence-Mathers' THE MAGIC BOOKS. I had the good fortune to read an advance copy and loved it - accessibly-written, stunning illustrations, and, of course, absolutely fascinating! #newbooks #magic #amreading #history
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
CUNNING FOLK has been translated into Russian! I've known about this for a while, but didn't know how I felt given what's going on in the world. But isolationism and curtailing knowledge never made the world a better place, so ultimately I think I'm glad. Plus the cover is mad and I love it.
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Professor Marion Gibson @witchesetc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Loved chatting with Mark and Tabitha about #witchcraft trials, #archives and #history - do have a listen when this series starts next week @folklorepod.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social
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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
COMING SOON from The Folklore Podcast A six-part mini-series featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social THE SEVEN COUNTY WITCH HUNTS will examine the research and findings of the Leverhume funded project @witches7hunt.bsky.social Watch this feed soon...
Title card for The Seven County Witch Hunts
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Random archive find of the day: inquest of Alice Flower, 'died following an incident with a cart laden with peas and three horses'
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Seven County Witch Hunt Project @witches7hunt.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Nearly three years later, the Seven County Witch Hunt Project is almost at an end. In this penultimate blog, @witchesetc.bsky.social celebrates the people, communities and archives who have brought witchcraft history to life. Thank you all for joining us on the journey❤️ medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
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“Peace, the Charm’s Wound Up”
As we near the end of the “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project, I’ve been working on the first draft of my book about those witch trials…
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
How perfect is this tree 👌 Look at that bark!
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
There's still time to register for the CREMS Magic and Witchcraft Conference! We've got some incredible speakers lined up, I'm so excited WHEN: 23-25 June WHERE: Uni of York OR Online HOW MUCH: Starting at £25 for online day ticket WHY: Because it's FASCINATING www.york.ac.uk/crems/events...
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
CFP: Are you working on any aspect of folklore and want to publish your research as a short book of 20-30k words? The Cambridge University Press new series Elements in Folklore is now seeking proposals - please email drfrancisyoung@outlook.com if you'd like a proposal form! #cfp #folklore
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