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UK reviews of ”Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction’ by Tracy Borman have started appearing:<\/p>\n
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Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction by Tracy Borman \u2013 review by Bella Bathurst<\/p>\n
‘Witches is being sold as an account of the Belvoir scandals, but in truth, Tracy Borman has written a thorough and beautifully researched social history of the early 1600s, taking in everything from folk medicine to James I’s sex life.’<\/I><\/p>\n
The Observer, 25 August 2013<\/p>\n
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Witches Review – The Observer<\/a><\/p>\n Book review: Witches: A Tale Of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction – Review by Caroline Jowett<\/p>\n ‘As a work on the horrific treatment of witches throughout history, in particular the 16th and 17th centuries, it is shocking and illuminating.’<\/I><\/p>\n The Express, 23 August 2013<\/p>\n Read the whole review at:<\/p>\n Witches Review – The Express<\/a><\/p>\n Witches by Tracy Borman – Review by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst<\/p>\n ‘…this is an entertaining piece of research that brings back to life three women who had the misfortune to live during a period that was terrified of the unknown and sought to tame that fear by turning it into a handful of dust.’<\/i><\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph, 20 August 2013.<\/p>\n Read the whole review at:<\/p>\n Witches Review – The Daily Telegraph<\/a><\/p>\n Devilish practices in cunning disguise’ by John Carey<\/p>\n ‘On March 11, 1619, in the city of Lincoln two sisters, Margaret and Phillipa Flower, were hanged for witchcraft. Tracy Borman’s new book investigates their tragedy and combines it with a panoramic survey of the witch craze that swept through Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.<\/p>\n …The only surviving record is a single unreliable pamphlet, published after their execution, and it needs all Borman’s skill and knowledge to make it into a coherent story.’<\/I><\/p>\n The Culture (The Sunday Times), 11th August 2013, p. 32-33<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UK reviews of ”Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction’ by Tracy Borman have started appearing: Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction by Tracy Borman \u2013 review by Bella Bathurst ‘Witches is being sold as an account … Continue reading
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