Witchland: Recovering Suffolk's Civil War Witches talk
The Hold - Home of Suffolk Archives, Ipswich, IP4 1LR
Thursday 18th February 2027 7:00PM
During the English Civil War around 30 Suffolk communities experienced witch trials, led by the witchfinders Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne.
The witchfinders are famous, but who were the people they accused? Is it possible to recover information about their real lives, before someone called them "witch"? In this talk, Marion Gibson reveals new discoveries about three of the accused "witches", based on research in Suffolk Archives and beyond. She is Emerita Professor at Exeter University and the author of Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials and Witchland: A Tale of Witch Hunting and War in 17th Century Britain.
Ages 16+
Part of the programme for Witches: Suffolk's Dark Legacy exhibition, made possible with a grant from the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund and support from Debach Enterprises
The witchfinders are famous, but who were the people they accused? Is it possible to recover information about their real lives, before someone called them "witch"? In this talk, Marion Gibson reveals new discoveries about three of the accused "witches", based on research in Suffolk Archives and beyond. She is Emerita Professor at Exeter University and the author of Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials and Witchland: A Tale of Witch Hunting and War in 17th Century Britain.
Ages 16+
Part of the programme for Witches: Suffolk's Dark Legacy exhibition, made possible with a grant from the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund and support from Debach Enterprises
Event Details
From 7:00PM to 8:00PM
