I’ve googled multiple times this week how to search in outlook for emails you haven’t replied to yet. It’s seemingly impossible. Feel like that would be a helpful tool for many…

“The Fall of Civilisation (based on what we stole and nothing more)”

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…

Damn! That or if you know someone visiting the UK could pack it in their luggage. Amazon might also be an option, but I think I checked there before and it’s Amazon…

I’ll look into it. I have had the same question about the US, but it seems currently there isn’t a way to get it outside the UK (other than a friendly Brit buying you a copy and posting it to you).

Not only did I thoroughly enjoy the story, I now desperately need to go out and research Cypriot folklore. So many wonderful references seamlessly woven into the story.

Καλά Χριστούγεννα!

Of course, there were some cases where the individuals accused were genuinely believed to be magical practitioners doing evil, such as in Pendle and the case of Ursula Kemp in St Osyth. However, for a lot of cases there was a clear ulterior motive to these accusations.

Recent study of these cases have suggested that some of the women who were accused, many of whom “chose to be single” (ie hadn’t married a man yet), may have been in secret same-sex relationships. Though perhaps accusations of witchcraft were easier to throw around than lesbianism.

Similarly, while Catholicism was only recently outlawed, the descriptions of witches gathering in secret and speaking in strange tongues whilst reading from a book has clear indications that they were practicing Catholic Mass (see also antisemitism).

Although the Jewish population of England had been expelled in 1290, undoubtedly some remained hiding their true faith in whatever way possible. Certainly some of the wording and descriptions of supposed “witches” throughout this period draw parallels with Jewish stereotypes.

The vast majority of victims were women, some of whom had disabilities. The notion that a woman could survive without a husband, whilst having chronic medical conditions, was laughable to some in this period. Therefore, the devil must have been helping them…

Thank you. If you ever want a visit you’d always be welcome. We have lots of Bronze Age material.

I’m just surprised as we hardly get any waterlogged finds in this part of the country. Very exciting find then indeed 😁 thanks, Peter!