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The Witch Hunts
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Puckering up for the devil
The witchy roots of ass-kissing and taking apart the Malleus Maleficarum with Eleanor Janega
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Medieval
The women you didn't see in 'The Uprising'
In this cinematic Peasants' Revolt, women only serve to hold up a mirror to male heroes. The real rebel women of the 14th century actually got involved
Where broomsticks and pointy hats come from
The figure of the witch is an inversion of the ideal woman in 17th-century patriarchy, Malcolm Gaskill told me
How to read about the witch hunts without getting fooled
This is the part of the job when the books stack up. Here's how I decide how much to trust them... and some recommendations.
