MedievalMadness The Infamous Medieval Witch Case of Alice Kyteler Posted: February 28, 2025 | Last updated: February 28, 2025 In 1324 Dame Alice Kyteler was the first Irish woman to be accused of ...

The word witch is now associated with malevolent black magic but in medieval Britain white witches or “cunning folk” were an accepted part of village life. These pagan healers were skilled in ...

So how come this image of evil women practising magic - witches - came about? This talk will use feminist approaches to the past to explore medieval changes in ideas about magic, gender ...