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walking the Mean Streets of Medieval York
Category: Medieval Culture
What is a witch?
I’ve been exploring what it means to label someone a “witch”, not in the sense of name-calling, but when claiming that someone practices “witchcraft”. That depends on when and where it occurs, and who is doing the labeling. So what was going on with the idea of a witch in Magda’s time?
A Year in Reading, 2019
Happy New Year! Wishing you all peace and joy in 2020. I have no appetite for year end “best of” lists, but I appreciate a December tradition at the literary website The Millions (themillions.com), “A Year in Reading”. Writers share short lists of books… Continue Reading “A Year in Reading, 2019”
Danièle Cybulskie Interviews Me for the Medievalist Podcast!
A week ago Danièle Cybulskie and I chatted about creating the worlds of my medieval novels. Here’s a link! She’s an Owen Archer fan, so we talk about how it all began with The Apothecary Rose and go on from there, eventually bringing in… Continue Reading “Danièle Cybulskie Interviews Me for the Medievalist Podcast!”
Q&A with Dr. Sara M Butler: Forensic Medicine & Death Investigation in Medieval England
I am thrilled to welcome to my blog Dr. Sara M. Butler, the King George III Professor of British History at Ohio State University, author of Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation in Medieval England. After using up several packets of book darts marking passages… Continue Reading “Q&A with Dr. Sara M Butler: Forensic Medicine & Death Investigation in Medieval England”
Q&A with Dr. Sara M Butler: Forensic Medicine & Death Investigation in Medieval England
I am thrilled to welcome to my blog Dr. Sara M. Butler, the King George III Professor of British History at Ohio State University, author of Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation in Medieval England. After using up several packets of book darts marking passages… Continue Reading “Q&A with Dr. Sara M Butler: Forensic Medicine & Death Investigation in Medieval England”
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