The Devil’s Princesses, or coffee and a crypt

From time to time, not just around Hallowe’en, I’m asked to speak at events or give a talk on witchcraft. Thanks to Piers Alexander and Anna at The Pigeon Hole, I found myself transported back to the 17th century recently, complete with sword fight, Huguenot weavers and a rollocking good reading. The party had been thrown to…

Archway With Words Literary Festival

I was extremely proud to speak on the first day of the Archway With Words Literary Festival. ‘Polish Witches and Black Tudors’ – who could resist? So I’ve graduated from the basement ‘toilet’ (see blogs passim) gig to the pulpit in the heady heights of Archway Methodist Church Hall. All rather inappropriate when you consider…