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Seven County Witch Hunt Project

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The official account for the the Leverhulme Seven County Witch Hunt Project at the University of Exeter. Follow us for new research discoveries about the 'Matthew Hopkins' / East Anglian witch hunt; blog updates on the last Thursday of every month.

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
GENDER AND WITCHCRAFT Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county... Episode 3 of the Folklore Podcast mini-series with @witches7hunt.bsky.social looks at the most stereotypical of witchcraft subjects, that of gender, and how it affected the witch hunts headed by Hopkins and Stearne.
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Seven County Witch Hunt Project @witches7hunt.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
This blog marks the official end of the 7 County Witch Hunt Project - but we're not really going anywhere! There's still research to do, and stories to tell. Stay with us for new discoveries! Conclusions and Finales (But Neither Conclusive nor Final) medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
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Conclusions and Finales (But Neither Conclusive nor Final)
This is the final blog post that falls within the three-year timespan assigned to the “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project by its generous…
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Francis (Buster) Whitfill @fwhitfill.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
#earlymodern scholars who work on #satan, I'm organizing a panel for @rsaorg.bsky.social's 2026 conference. The topic is "Satan the Seductor: Willful and Unwitting Damnation in Early Modern Europe." @fatricky.bsky.social will be the chair. For #cfp info: tinyurl.com/76rw4cz7 See you there? #RenSA26
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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...
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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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Seven County Witch Hunt Project @witches7hunt.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🌸MARCH BLOG🌸 This month we're returning to the story of Henry Maggs, whose road to witchcraft is even more surprising than Marion thought... @witchesetc.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social #witchcraft #history #folklorethursday medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
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Henry Maggs again
Remember our earlier blog post on witchcraft suspect Henry Maggs? He’s the man who was the subject of witchfinder Matthew Hopkins’ scorn on…
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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
If you are interested in the witch hunts and witchcraft histories, then please follow @witches7hunt.bsky.social I’m going to be hosting a mini series later in the year exploring the findings of this research project. Watch this space for more details soon #folklore #witchcraft #magic
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Seven County Witch Hunt Project @witches7hunt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
What happens when a fish gets political? This month's blog from @magicnotwitches.bsky.social takes us on a short trip into Fenland folklore 🪻🐍 #witchcraft #history #skystorians #folkloreThursday @witchesetc.bsky.social medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
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Fen folklore
…there was a monstrous Gyant which kept some part of the Marsh, and none durst go that way, for if they did, he would keep them, or kill…
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Seven County Witch Hunt Project @witches7hunt.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
How did a local industry affect the course of a witch trial? Nine witches were accused in Great Yarmouth and, as @witchesetc.bsky.social investigates, herring fishing had a part to play... #history #witchcraft #FolkloreThursday #witchtrials #GreatYarmouth medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
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Fassetts and Herrings
On 13th September 1631, Nazareth Fassett, a labourer’s wife from Great Yarmouth, appeared before that town’s magistrates at the Sessions of…
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 The CREMS Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2025! Come join us in York (24th - 25th June) to tackle the gnarly question - what is a witch? Answers in abstract form, please - due 14th March 😊🧙‍♀️
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
The latest 7 County Witch Hunt blog is up! This month I'm looking at the life of John Bonham, who was accused of #witchcraft alongside his wife Bridget in 1647 @witches7hunt.bsky.social @witchesetc.bsky.social #history medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
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The other half of the puzzle: John Bonham
A few months ago I wrote about the accused witch, Bridget Bonham (nee Wesland). In that blog post, I outlined what we know of her history…
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Seven County Witch Hunt Project @witches7hunt.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
How are witches remembered, and what stories are told about their lives? November's blog is from @witchesetc.bsky.social as she surveys the ways witches' lives have been commemorated, memorialised and re-discovered #skystorians #witchcraft #folklorethursday medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
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Remembering Witches
The “England’s Mass Witch Hunt” project celebrated its third Halloween this year, with a flurry of TV, podcast and press stories about…
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Seven County Witch Hunt Project @witches7hunt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Seven County Witch Hunt Project is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates and interesting research on the 1640s witch trials in England. 🧹 New blog post the last Thursday of every month. See below for where it all began... medium.com/@Witches7Hun... #witchcraft #history #skystorians
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Introducing the Seven County Witch-Hunt Project
Between 1645–1647, when England was embroiled in a bloody Civil War, roughly 300 people in the South East were accused of witchcraft…
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