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I'm Maria, and I run walking tours of London where women's hidden histories are brought to life with theatre and comedy

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · Nov 30

If you want to get an idea of what my tours are like, check out this short video compliation on youtube (bluesky won't let me upload here)
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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 2d

Join us this weekend ! Halloween is fast approaching so how about spending it with some witches ? Not an ordinary walking tour - a full blown immersive experience ! HEX AND THE CITY !

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 3d

Booking for this weekend and next. Discover the untold stories of the witches of London, and the legacy on us today.. #halloween #witches #bestwalkingtours

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 4d

Some images from yesterday’s fab sold out tour!

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 4d

After a great sell out weekend of witchiness there are still some tickets left for next weekend and the 31st! Join us on HEX AND THE CITY !! Link in bio #londontourguide #londonwalkingtours
#witchtourlondon #witchhistory #paganlondon #occultlondon

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 7d

This months HERSTORY is suitably witchy. It’s the tale of a woman hanged as a witch tor daring to outsmart some cowboy builders… I kid you not..

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#witch #history #witchtrials #blog #womenshistory #salem #annhibbins

HERSTORY: Hanged as a witch for complaining about cowboy builders...?

“Execution of Mrs Ann Hibbins” F.T.Merrell, 1886Spooky season is upon us ! So its time for a suitably spooky herstory, and this one is about convicted ‘witch’ Ann Hibbins, and so it’s inevitably, a ta...

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 7d

So i found this list online from a website called 'Smart Brit' for the top walking tours in London, so I introduced myself. These are the emails between me and this so-called recommendations website.

Am i being naive? But this seems the most fake and disingenuous thing ever... #fakereviews

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 8d

I dread to think how sensationalist and dumbed down this is going to be. Already I’ve noticed factual errors in the description

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 9d

the bones of the witches we killed lie in the earth. Under our city, their stories waiting to be told. Join us as we add (ahem) flesh to the bones of these forgotten herstories on HEX AND THE CITY. booking the next 3 weekends of October.

#halloween #bones

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 10d

They were convicted, not of murder but of manslaughter and wounding. The husband got 20 years but served 15, and after his release emigrated to Canada where he remarried.

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 10d

This was in 1895, Bridget was burned alive by her husband and friends and neighbours. She’d started acting ‘strangely’ after apparently passing a known fairy fort.

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 10d

in English narratives on the case, but in reality was killed for being a fairy changeling as per Irish folk beliefs.

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 10d

I painted this in 2022, a creative interpretation of Bridget Cleary, the last woman in Ireland to be killed as a ‘’witch’

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 11d

Definitely no ordinary walking tour… it’s more of an immersive occult experience… are you up for it ? The witches and the mystics await…HEX AND THE CITY and MAGIC, MYSTICS AND MARTYRS tour experiences. This Halloween. Don’t miss them! #offthebeatentrack #unusual#halloween #occult #pagan #samhain

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 13d

being different could result in witch hunts and I’d argue not much has changed. My tours always link the relevance of the history I discuss to today’s world. The fascinating and depressing thing about history is that we never seem to learn from it. 🍁💀. #witchtrials #witchhunt #walkingtourlondon

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 15d

As with The “Harris’s list of Covent Garden Ladies’ you either only get brilliant or terrible reviews…Fortunately I’ve not had a bad one yet ! Here are the latest this week… ! Thank you all !! #reviews #5star #tourguide #bestlondonguides #besttourslondon #alternativetours

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you kaye ! Xx

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 15d

44 woop !

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 16d

He’s back ! ( afraid I’m guilty as charged !!!) #witchfinder

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 16d

In truth, although more ‘witches’ were tried and killed under James I’s law, which was in for more than 100 years, more witches were actually executed under Elizabeth I. On HEX AND CITY I explore witch cases from the 1400s to the 1940s in London… come and see it! #londonwalkingtours #immersivelondon

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 17d

Revisiting this fantastic review….. one of many ! 😍😍 It makes it all worthwhile reading these! Don’t forget to book your ticket if you haven’t already for a Halloween treat! #reviews

#witchwalkingtour #Halloween #witchtourlondon #spookywalks #spookyseason #witchyvibes

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 18d

Meet our resident 16th century mystic on MAGIC, MYSTICS and MARTYRS this October and November ! Nearly sold out !!!! 💀💀💀💀💀💀

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#tourguide #londonhistory #womenshistory #mothershipton #actor #comedy #halloween #hiddenlondon

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 19d

Alice Nutter was likely hanged because she was wealthy and a catholic, rather than satanic..

Find out why certain ‘witches’ were targeted, the real reasons, on HEX AND THE CITY www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/hexandthecity #witchtours #halloween

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Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 19d

#witchfinder

Www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/hexandthecity #bestwitchtour #london #halloween

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 20d

Even the witchfinder himself is promoting my tour over on instagram ! He’s changed 😂! #reeceshearsmith #legend #witchfinder

Herstorical Tours @herstorical1.bsky.social · 20d

Well he’s prob that too but I do think he’s paid

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