
Seed Talks: The History of Witchcraft and Feminism (Swansea)
The Great Hall, Fabian Way, Skewen, Swansea. Tickets available through Eventbrite.

Seed Talks: The History of Witchcraft and Feminism (Narberth)
The Queen’s Hall, Narberth. Tickets available through Eventbrite

Seed Talks: The History of Witchcraft and Feminism (Cheltenham)
Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham. Tickets available through Eventbrite

Bookhaus, Bristol
In celebration of the launch of Cunning Folk in paperback. Tickets available through Bookhaus’ website.
4 Rope Walk, Bristol, BS1 6ZJ

Somerset Rural Life Museum
Somerset Rural Life Museum, Abbey Farm, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, BA6 8DB.

Moyse’s Hall Museum: Spellcraft and Witchcraft and Magic, Oh My!
Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmund’s, Suffolk

Seed Talks: The History of Witchcraft and Feminism
The Guildhall, Northampton. Tickets available through Eventbrite

Seed Talks: The History of Witchcraft and Feminism
The Glee Club, Birmingham. Tickets available through Eventbrite.

The Last Tuesday Society
Tickets by donation (suggested £6-£10) available through the Last Tuesday Society website.
Online event.

Seed Talks: The History of Witchcraft and Feminism
The Glee Club, Cardiff. Tickets available through Eventbrite.

Seed Talks Plymouth - The History of Feminism and Witchcraft
Details and tickets available soon!

Seed Talks Manchester - The History of Feminism and Witchcraft
Details and tickets available soon!

Seed Talks Oxford - The History of Witchcraft and Feminism
The History of Witchcraft and Feminism with Dr Tabitha Stanmore, Said Business School, Oxford

Seed Talks Cambridge - The History of Witchcraft and Feminism
McCrum Lecture Theatre, Benet Street Cambridge CB2
The word ‘witch’ – what does it conjure for you? Do you immediately have an image of a hat, broomstick and cat, or an old, warty woman who entraps children in her gingerbread house? Or do you see a young, empowered healer who is targeted simply for being different? Whatever you’re thinking, the unifying feature is probably that the witch is female. But why? How did this stereotype come about?
Join Tabitha Stanmore as she explores the evolution of the image of the witch, and asks why witchcraft has become so bound up with femininity. The answer isn’t as simple as you might think: even at the very height of the witch trials in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, witchcraft was never a solely female crime.
In this unique talk, we will look at the different kinds of magic that were practised in the past – from diabolical harm to fortune-telling, and summoning fairies to necromancy – and consider the different kinds of people who did it. We’ll pick apart some witchcraft icons - like the pointy hat - and trace their origins. By the end, you will have an idea of how a complex and diverse history of magic became distilled into the monolithic word ‘witch’, and how the witch became a figurehead of feminist movements from around the world.
Doors open at 6:30pm, talk starts at 7pm - come down early to grab a good seat!
Tabitha Stanmore in conversation with Aaron Larsen - Blackwell’s Oxford
Tickets from £5, available here.
Blackwell’s Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BQ

The History of Witchcraft and Feminism
Tickets from £12.74 available here.
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS.

Clevedon Literary Festival
Princes Hall, Princes Road, Clevedon, BS21 7SZ
Tickets available soon! More info here.
Tabitha Stanmore in conversation with Joan Passey - Max Minerva’s Marvellous Books (Henleaze)
Max Minerva’s Marvellous Books, 47 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BL

Topping & Co. Ely
Tickets from £5 via the Topping & Co Ely website.
St Peter’s Church, Ely


Chelsea History Festival
Part of the Chelsea History Festival.
Chelsea Physic Garden (Gallery).

Tabitha Stanmore in conversation with Joan Passey - Waterstones Winchester (The Brooks)
The Brooks, Winchester. Tickets available here!

Tabitha Stanmore in conversation with Jojo Silva at Chiswick Book Festival
Chiswick Cinema, Screen 2

Topping & Co Edinburgh
Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh, 2 Blenheim Place, Edinburgh EH7 5JH

Topping & Co. St Andrews
Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews, 7 Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9HG

RAWS Book Chat
Online talk in association with RAWS: Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland

Tabitha Stanmore in conversation with Alice Loxton - Chalke History Festival
Invited speaker as part of the Young Historians programme