Stories
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Witches
Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.
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Diagnosing the past
Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.
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The Key to Memory: Mark it out
Sarah Bentley explores what a papier-mâché figure from Japan can tell us about how and why we remember.
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
Catalogue
- Books
Witchcraft and demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 / Jonathan Barry.
Barry, Jonathan, 1956-Date: 2012- Books
Witchcraft / [Barbara Rosen].
Rosen, Barbara, 1929-Date: 1969- Books
Witchcraft and magic in Europe : ancient Greece and Rome / Valerie Flint[and others].
Date: 1999- Books
Witchcraft and magic in Europe : biblical and pagan societies / Fredrick H. Cryer, Marie-Louise Thomsen.
Cryer, Frederick.Date: 2001- Books
Witchcraft, sorcery, and superstition / Jules Michelet.
Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874.Date: 1995
