These days, when the accusation of "witch hunt" seems far too casually invoked, we owe historian Ronald Hutton gratitude for showing us what a witch hunt really looks like. He details not only the ...

Why, asks Professor Ronald Hutton in the opening line of his new biography of Oliver Cromwell, another book about Oliver Cromwell? He answers his question both in his introduction and, more ...

We don’t need to ask what witches look like. With Halloween upon us, one can see them on every street, with a standard set of accessories: pointy hat, black cloak, broomstick, possibly a magic wand ...