Happy Hallowe'en. The history of witches and witchcraft is something that has fascinated and frightened people throughout history. But who were witches and why has society been so wary of them? Also, what is the connection between witches and Hallowe'en? To answer these questions and more, we caught up with Professor Ronald Hutton from the Department of History - one of the world's leading experts on folklore, mythology and witchcraft. | University of Bristol

Why was Victorian England so obsessed with Paganism? In this lecture, Professor Ronald Hutton explores the mainstream views towards ancient paganism in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. He reveals how they veered between regarding it as a religion of ignorance, tyranny and bloodshed, and one of great artistic and literary achievements that prepared the way for Christianity. Watch via: https://gres.hm/origins-paganism University of Bristol History Society Bristol University Historians The Paga

Coming soon at Gresham... Professor Ronald Hutton's new 2024/25 series will explore the origins and nature of Modern Paganism and Witchcraft Join our newsletter to be among the first to hear when tickets open: https://gres.hm/newsletter #goddesses #religion #magic #ancienthistory #history University of Bristol University of Bristol History Society Bristol University Historians Pagan Federation International Children of Artemis Order of Bards Ovates and Druids (OBOD) Society of Antiquaries of Lon

How can we collate the evidence to learn more? Gods of Prehistoric Britain #GreshamLecture Britain has one of the richest of all pagan heritages in Europe, defined as the textual and material evidence for its pre-Christian religions. The island is possessed of monuments, burial sites and a range of other remains not only from several distinct ages of prehistory, but also from three different major historic cultures. This lecture will look at what we know of prehistoric worship, focusing on Stone

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