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Matthew Hopkins and the real Discovery of Witches

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Matthew Hopkins wrote a book titled The Discovery of Witches and spread terror as the Witchfinder General in 17th century England

Tony McMahon4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

In early June 2020, I broke the Coronavirus lockdown and walked through the centre of London wearing a face visor to see how the city had changed

Tony McMahon4 years ago4 years ago16 mins

Bog bodies are the well preserved remains of sacrificial victims placed in peat bogs by our ancestors

Tony McMahon5 years ago4 years ago112 mins

Exorcism has a long and violent history as Tony McMahon discovers from casting out demons to a belief that changelings could assume any form