Suzannah Lipscomb's Blog, page 11
October 23, 2015
The King is Dead
In less than 2 weeks on 5th November, my new book, The King Is Dead: The Last Will and Testament...
History Hit
Here’s the whole panel at HistoryHit – from left to right Neil Oliver, Sam Willis, Bethany Hughes, Dan Snow, Tom...
October 21, 2015
History Hit Live
Come hear some of your favourite Twitter historians discussing big historical questions: Get your tickets here
A brief history of witches
Here’s a short history of witchcraft that I wrote for the BBC History Magazine (online): History Extra
On the trail of sorcery and superstition
From Edinburgh to Essex there's nothing like a tour of witchcraft sites to bring a chip to the spine.
October 5, 2015
WITCH HUNT: A Century of Murder
I have exciting news for UK viewers: my series on the 16th and 17thc women accused of witchcraft – “WITCH...
September 30, 2015
WITCHES: A Century of Murder
I have exciting news for UK viewers: my series on the 16th and 17thc women accused of witchcraft – “WITCHES:...
September 24, 2015
The Stuff of the Living Past
Historians try to produce as total a view of the past as possible. Yet does our concern with facts isolate...
August 21, 2015
How to choose a wife – sixteenth-century style
If you are a man seeking a wife, you can do worse than employ this helpful list of questions prepared...
August 5, 2015
Sex Changes Over Time
High minded allegations of prurience should not stop historians from examining the intimate lives of people in the past – My...
