Malcolm Gaskill is one of Britain's leading authorities on the history of witchcraft and
society, 1500-2000, described recently by novelist Hilary Mantel as 'a very lucid and
humane writer'.
A history lecturer with over fifteen years' experience of teaching in universities, he has published numerous books, as well as essays, articles and reviews, and has appeared on television and radio, from Radio 4's 'In Our Time' to Channel 4's 'Richard & Judy'. Respected among academics as an expert on his subject, he none the less remains committed to the public dissemination of history.
Interests and areas of expertise include: the social and cultural history of England, 1550-1800; the history of crime, law and punishment; popular culture, religion and beliefs; the history of mentalities; witchcraft and witch-trials in early modern Europe and America; spiritualism, mediumship and psychical research in twentieth-century Britain; and the English colonization of North America, 1607-1692.
A history lecturer with over fifteen years' experience of teaching in universities, he has published numerous books, as well as essays, articles and reviews, and has appeared on television and radio, from Radio 4's 'In Our Time' to Channel 4's 'Richard & Judy'. Respected among academics as an expert on his subject, he none the less remains committed to the public dissemination of history.
Interests and areas of expertise include: the social and cultural history of England, 1550-1800; the history of crime, law and punishment; popular culture, religion and beliefs; the history of mentalities; witchcraft and witch-trials in early modern Europe and America; spiritualism, mediumship and psychical research in twentieth-century Britain; and the English colonization of North America, 1607-1692.
 Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy
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