The English Witchcraft Statute of 1563 Revisited (This paper is dedicated to the memory of Clive Holmes)
Norman Jones, ‘Defining Superstitions: Treasonous Catholics and the Act Against Witchcraft of 1563’, in Charles Carleton et al., eds, States, Sovereigns, and Society (1998), 187–203;
Michael Devine, ‘Treasonous Catholic Magic and the 1563 Witchcraft Legislation: the English State’s Response to Catholic Conjuring in the Early Years of Elizabeth I’s reign’, in Marcus Harmes and Victoria Bladen, eds, Supernatural and Secular Power in Early Modern England (2015), 67-94; Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic (1971), ch. 14.
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Date:
13 October 2022, 17:00 (Thursday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2022)
Venue:
Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details:
The Ship Street Centre, and online via Microsoft Teams
Speakers:
Dr Alexandra Gajda (Jesus College),
Dr George Southcombe (Sarah Lawrence College and Wadham College)
Organising department:
Faculty of History
Part of:
Early Modern Britain Seminar
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Laura Spence,
Belinda Clark
