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Marginalised outsiders, community conflict and a bad reputation – the prosecution of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey has all the hallmarks of the early modern witchcraft persecution. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Why did Peter Dutton choose ‘witch’ when describing Samantha Maiden? The word has a long history of misogyny – particularly towards outspoken or powerful women.
Witches in fiction fascinate but what were they really like?
While Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin openly draws on medieval and early modern history in the worlds of his books, his subversive depictions of witchcraft make his female characters both intriguing and powerful.
When Kepler was at the very height of his scientific career, his mother was accused of witchcraft.
Forget fairy tales. History provides numerous accounts of real witches. These were flesh-and-blood women who seriously practised magic and believed in its efficacy.
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