Tag Archives: Witchcraft in Britain
The magical art of corpse medicine
MARK GREENER continues his examination of ‘corpse medicine’, the historic trade in body parts believed at one time to have had magical and healing properties. Treatments made from corpses are among the most remarkable and most neglected chapters in medical … Continue reading
Soles to save our souls
Jason Karl discusses one of the most frequently employed forms of ‘wards’: domestic magic used to protect a household from malign influences.
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The spider curse
An army of arachnids march on the home of a man in Suffolk. Were they controlled by sorcery? Continue reading
The haunted death of Thomas Parkes
Tragic magician Thomas Parkes played with forces he didn’t understand when he summoned up demons at a crossroads. Continue reading
Down at the crossroads
When Robert Johnson was told that a crossroads was the place to meet with the Devil, he was not only following African tradition, but European, too. We explore some of the eerie aspects of crossroads. Continue reading
The deadly decor intended to bring doom
The Image House in Cheshire was decorated with stone ‘voodoo dolls’ by its hate-filled builder Continue reading
Coventry conjurors who cursed a king
Supernatural plot against the King causes scandal in 14th century middle England Continue reading
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Fears of witchcraft led to cruelty
Fewer witch trials were held in Wales than in other parts of Britain. But rough justice on the part of superstitious country folk took place well into the 19th century Continue reading
The witch hunts
The belief that one person can use supernatural means to harm another has held many people in a grip of fear Continue reading
