Review: British Library exhibition ‘Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination’
Yesterday I had the chance to visit the British Library’s exhibition on the Gothic, entitled ‘Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination’. The exhibition traces the evolution of the ‘Gothic sensibility’, … Continue reading
Article on Recusants in the Bishop’s Palace, Ely in Recusant History
My article ‘The Bishop’s Palace at Ely as a Prison for Recusants, 1577-1597’ has just been published in volume 32 number 2 of Recusant History, the journal of the Catholic … Continue reading
Witchcraft in Fulbourn
Yesterday evening I spoke to Fulbourn Village History Society’s first meeting of the year on ‘Witchcraft in Cambridgeshire’. My talk covered the nature of malefic witchcraft in English folk belief … Continue reading
Societas Magica and ‘Magic in Intellectual History’ Conference
Today I became a full member of the Societas Magica (not to be confused with the Magic Circle), which is an academic society dedicated to the historical study of magic. It … Continue reading
Recent reviews of English Catholics and the Supernatural
A number of reviews of English Catholics and the Supernatural have appeared in the second half of this year. The book has been reviewed by Prof. Alexandra Walsham of the … Continue reading
