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Glenside Hospital Museum @glensidehospmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion?

Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait!

Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 14d

Join @magicnotwitches.bsky.social in an exploration of practical magic in English history on 28th October at the Mary Rose Museum!

maryrose.org/events/cunni...

Dr Tabitha Stanmore, Historian of magic, witchcraft and environments

A woodcut showing a devil and a ship sinking.

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Sep 8

Tickets still available for 'Should We Believe Witchcraft Confessions?' at The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol!

16th September, 7.30pm. This is part of my ongoing research, so please do come along and share your thoughts!

thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/skepti...

Skeptics In The Theatre: Should we believe witchcraft confessions? - The Wardrobe Theatre

Science lectures for the inquisitive and wondering

thewardrobetheatre.com

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Sep 4

Why apostrophes matter

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Sep 3

Spooky history, coming soon to a town near you! Very excited about all the talks and events I've got lined up this season - full list ➡️ www.tabithastanmore.co.uk/upcoming-eve...

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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · Aug 29

9/10: @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social for FOLKLORE and CUNNING FOLK: Life In An Era Of Practical Magic. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-c...

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you have published anything, please consider doing this. The window is closing and you should get your details registered now for a chance at a settlement. The form works wherever in the world you are based.

Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · Aug 27

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.

As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how

Part 1: is your work in Libgen?

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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samanthatonge.bsky.social @samanthatonge.bsky.social · Aug 27

Sick of Nigel Farage being featured on the BBC when the Greens and even the Lib Dems are ignored? Sign this.

Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks everyone. Good day for signatures. The heat map is getting hotter. Just got to keep it up til Sept 13. Must get to 10k signatures. Currently on 7,177. Been going up 2 every minute at one point today. Keep passing round. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 6th and final episode of our mini-series collaboration with @witches7hunt.bsky.social is now live.

In this one, @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social discuss their favourite stories and the future of the research

Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county...

Title card: The Seven County Witch Hunts episode 6, Archive Highlights

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · Aug 18

The final part of our mini-series collaboration with @witches7hunt.bsky.social featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social will be out around this time tomorrow...

Seven County Witch Hunts title card for episode 6 - archive highlights

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Aug 8

Does anyone happen to be in the National Archives (or Cambs Archives, or the CUL) and fancy helping me out? 🤞🙏

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · Aug 4

NEW EPISODE

Episode 5 of the Seven County Witch Hunts mini-series is now live via www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county... or your podcast app

@witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social discuss with me the infrequently examined topic of the environment relating to the witch hunts

Seven County Witch Hunt Project title card: Environmental change and trials

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jul 16

I can imagine!

Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jul 16

Amazing! I mean, not amazing, I'm sad there's no evidence for it, but I'm glad I know that now and can take it out of my draft. Thank you!!

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jul 16

@greenleejw.bsky.social please help me! I'm trying to find a reliable reference about Ely Cathedral being funded by eels, but I'm coming up empty. Do you have any recommendations?

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · Jul 7

COMING SOON...

Episode 3 of The Seven County Witch Hunts - a Folklore Podcast mini-series featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social of @witches7hunt.bsky.social is in the final stages of production.

GENDER AND WITCHCRAFT: coming to the Folklore Podcast feed very soon.

The Seven County Witch Hunts title card. Episode 3: Gender and Witchcraft

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jul 7

OH HI @imc-leeds.bsky.social 👋☀️

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jul 4

I've been sent an advance copy of Bog People and it is 💯 so far 👌

#currentlyreading #books

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jul 3

This is important to know about. Conservation is brilliant, but doing it right is absolutely crucial

news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

Restoring wildlife areas in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn

Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world – and this could drive an even steeper decline in the planet’s species, according to a

news.exeter.ac.uk

Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jul 2

Aw how lovely!

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jun 20

This term, I had the joy of convening the new Past Magics MA unit at @Exeter.ac.uk. Part of the assessment was to make a podcast, and I'm so impressed with the results. Please enjoy these funny, creative and informative episodes!

sites.exeter.ac.uk/magic/2025/0...

History of Magic Podcasts

As part of the MA unit, Past Magics: Histories and Archaeologies of the Supernatural, students created podcasts on a range of themes about the history of the supernatural. The research, creativity…

sites.exeter.ac.uk

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jun 19

My algorithm is being helpful today

Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jun 18

Had a wonderful time recording @witches7hunt.bsk.social podcast episodes today, with @witchesetc.bsky.social and @folklorepod.bsky.social! And bonus discovery of Owls in Towels which isn't relevant but IS great

Episode 2 out on Monday! www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county...

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · Jun 12

Really looking forward to speaking at Somerset Rural Life Museum this evening about cunning folk, rural magic, and animal medicine 🌿 Shout-out to Terry Pratchett's witches, who are still the best fictional portrayal of cunning folk (albeit by a different name) 👌
#folklorethursday #speakhisname

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Professor Marion Gibson @witchesetc.bsky.social · Jun 10

Witchy history podcast miniseries! Ep 1 of our 1640s witch hunt research project is out now, in collaboration with @folklorepod.bsky.social Link to listen for free here: www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county... @magicnotwitches.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk

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