Events from the Regional History Centre (RHC)

In partnership with M Shed, the Regional History Centre runs a monthly evening research seminar at M Shed, Bristol. Seminars are normally on the third Thursday of each month but please refer to the programme for variations.

Forthcoming event

Witchcraft, magic, and society in nineteenth-century Somerset

Date: 17 February 2022
Time: 18:00-19:30
Venue: Free online event via Zoom

Speaker: Owen Davies, Professor of History at the University of Hertfordshire. He is the author of numerous books and articles on witchcraft, magic, ghosts, folklore and popular medicine, including A people bewitched: Witchcraft and magic in nineteenth century Somerset and, most recently, A supernatural struggle: Magic, divination and faith during the First World War.

This is a UWE Bristol Regional History Centre talk in partnership with M Shed seminar series. 

Please book your place below. Details of how to join the session will be in your registration email. Please check your spam folder if the email does not arrive. Bookings close at 14:00 on Thursday 17 February 2022.

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