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Historian and author Willow Winsham brings readers tales of witches and witchcraft at her blog, The Witch, The Weird and The Wonderful. Combining a passion for research and history with a love of storytelling, she dedicates her time to investigating some of the most intriguing accounts from the history of the British Isles. Co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, when she isn't digging out tantalising historical titbits or tracing elusive family members, she is busy writing for All About History Magazine, penning historical fiction and home educating her two children. Willow's new book, England's Witchcraft Trials is now available from Pen & Sword. If you haven't yet read her first, you can purchase it here: Accused: British Witches Throughout History.

Halloween, Legends

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

Folklife, Folktales

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

Folklife, Halloween

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

Folklife, Folklore Books

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

Folklife, Halloween

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

Fakelore, Halloween, Legends

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