here is no name from the period of England's witch trials more infamous than that of Matthew Hopkins, the self-styled

Make sure you crush up your eggshells after eating an egg, otherwise witches will use them as boats and cause

In the great wealth of witch-related lore, the image of the persecuted local midwife is one of the most enduringly popular.

#FolkloreThursday's Willow Winsham interviews storyteller Jean Edmiston and her daughter Amanda on their family storytelling tradition, and Jean's new story,

@DeeDeeChainey interviews @WillowWinsham about her book, Accused: British Witches Throughout History

In the Essex village of Great Leighs, a witch named Anne Hughes was burned at the stake for the crime