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  • Accused

    British Witches throughout History

    by Willow Winsham ...
    The true stories of eleven notorious women, across five centuries, who were feared, victimized, and condemned for witchcraft in the British Isles.Beginning with the late Middle Ages—from Ireland to Hampshire—hundreds of women were accused of spellcasting, wicked seduction, murder, and consorting with the devil. Most were fated for the gallows or the stake. What did it mean for these prisoners to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • England's Witchcraft Trials

    by Willow Winsham ...
    By the author of Accused comes "an entertaining as well as illuminating" history of Britain's most infamous witch hunts and trials ( Magnolia Review).With the echo of that chilling injunction, " Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," hundreds of people were accused and tried for witchcraft across England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With fear and suspicion rife, neighbor ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Story of Witches

    Folklore, History and Superstition

    by Willow Winsham ...
    The witch – malevolent, magical, multi-faceted - has walked among us for centuries.Demonic and deviant or liberated and revered, in this enchantingly illustrated book, Willow Winsham explores the many guises of the witch across folklore, history and superstition.From Hekate to Baba Yaga, from shape-shifting hares to Macbeth, the book starts with a rich dive into the ideas of the witch in myth, ... Read more

    $14.79 USD

  • The Star of Versailles

    by Catherine Curzon, Willow Winsham ...
    As the Reign of Terror tears Paris apart, a dandy and a spy are thrown together on a desperate race through France.In the darkest days of the Reign of Terror, rumors grow of the Star of Versailles, the most exquisite treasure ever owned by the doomed Marie Antoinette. For Vincent Tessier, the notorious Butcher of Orléans, this potent symbol of the ancien régime has become an obsession and he’ll ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Treasury of Folklore

    Waterlands, Wooded Worlds and Starry Skies

    by Dee Dee Chainey, Willow Winsham ...
    An entertaining and enchanting collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding the seas, skies and woodlands that make up our natural world.Enter an enchanting world where the mysteries of the seas, skies and woodlands come alive through shared myths, legends and folk tales. From the majestic creatures that dance beneath the waves to the celestial beings that populate the heavens and the ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies

    Sun Gods, Storm Witches and Soaring Steeds

    by Willow Winsham ...
    Series series Treasury of Folklore
    Following on from the hugely popular Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers and Woodlands and Forests comes Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies, an exploration of the mysteries of the stars, skies and heavens above.People have gazed up at the same stars for millennia, trading stories about them; conjuring gods and goddesses; mapping the constellations; and navigating the complex human world ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests

    Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves

    by Dee Dee Chainey, Willow Winsham ...
    Series series Treasury of Folklore
    An entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world.From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured humanity's imagination for millennia. Filled with primal gods and goddesses, dryads and the fairy tales of old, the forests still beckon to us, ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

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    A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt

    by Terence McLaughlin ...
    Delve into the fascinating world of dirt in this history of culture, cleanliness, and our evolving perceptions of what is and isn't gross.In this engaging and often humorous study of life's imperfections, public health and hygiene authority Terence McLaughlin dissects our attitudes toward the filth that has accompanied society throughout human history. According to him, "dirt" is a matter of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Living in Medieval England

    The Turbulent Year of 1326

    by Kathryn Warner ...
    A month-by-month account of what life was like for the everyday person just before the Black Plague wiped out most of Europe.1326 was one of the most dramatic years in English history. The queen of England, Isabella of France, invaded the country with an army of mercenaries to destroy her husband's powerful and detested lover, Hugh Despenser the Younger, and brought down her husband, King Edward ... Read more

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  • The Romans and Their World

    A Short Introduction

    by Brian Campbell ...
    A concise and accessible account of one of the largest, longest-lasting, and most influential empires in world history, ancient Rome.This one-volume history of the Roman world begins with the early years of the republic and carries the story nearly a thousand years forward to 476, when Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman emperor, was deposed. Brian Campbell, respected scholar and teacher, ... Read more

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  • Marie-Antoinette

    The Making of a French Queen

    by John Hardman ...
    This "wonderfully gripping biography" digs beneath the famous legend to present a nuanced and revealing portrait of a serious-mined monarch (Allan Massie, Wall Street Journal).As the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, Marie-Antoinette was mistrusted and reviled in her own time, while today she is portrayed as a lightweight incapable of understanding the events that engulfed her. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Is Rape a Crime?

    A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto

    by Michelle Bowdler ...
    "A searing memoir-meets-manifesto . . . [arguing] that society needs to radically reframe the crime of rape and how we think about survival." ―Gabrielle Korn, author of Yours for the TakingLonglisted for the 2020 National Book Award for NonfictionTime 's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020Publishers Weekly , Best Books of 2020</p... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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