Willow Winsham is a historian of witchcraft, specialising in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History and England's Witchcraft Trials. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and X account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday. She is based in Derbyshire.

Part One: From Hecate to Baba Yaga - Witches of Fairytale, Myth and Legend

Goddess of Witches: The Many Faces of Hecate

NicNevin: Scottish Witch Queen

Hubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble: The Witches of Macbeth

From Mother Gothel to Snow White: Witches in Folk and Fairy Tales

The Witch with the Chicken Legged Hut: Baba Yaga

Milk Magic: Butter Stealing and Milk Thieves

Milk Hares and Troll Cats

Witches and Hares

From Ale Wives to The Wicked Witch of the West: Why do Witches Wear Pointed Hats?

'Tis the Season: The Witches of Christmas

• Perchta
• Frau Holle
• La Befana
• Gryla

Part Two: The Witch Amongst Us - The Witch Trials and Beyond

Thou Shalt Not Suffer A Witch To Live

The Hammer of Witches: Malleus Maleficarum

Babyfat and Sex with Satan: The Witches' Sabbath

From Midsummer to Halloween: When Witches Meet

The Witches Sabbath Continued.

In the Name of the Devil

Taking to the Skies: Witches and Broomsticks

Pricking and Swimming: A Discovery of Witches

• Swimming a Witch
• Witch Pricking
• Searching for Teats
• Waking and Walking
• Weighing against the Bible
• Touch Test
• Reciting the Lord's Prayer
• Making a Witch Cake

Imps and Demons: The Witch and Her Familiars

Protection and Charms: How to Foil a Witch.

• Iron
• Scratch the Witch
• Fire
• Words and Charms and gestures
• Born lucky
• Trees and Plants

Witch Bottles

Part Three: From Wicca to X - The Many Faces of The Witch Today

The History of Wicca:

• Margaret Murray and the Myth of the Witch Cult
• Witchcraft Today: The Advent of Wicca and Beyond
• Boxout: The Mother of Modern Witchcraft: Doreen Valiente
• Boxout: The Fraudulent Mediums Act: An historicfreedom for Wicca
• King of the Witches: Alexandrian Wicca
• Dianic Wicca.
• Starhawk and The Reclaiming Tradition

Wicca in Practice:

• The Wiccan Rede
• Maiden, Mother, Crone: The Great Goddess
• The Solitary Witch: Hedge Witches.
• The Horned God

The Wheel of the Year

• The Thinning of the Veil: Samhain
• Burning the Yule Log: Yule
• In the Belly: Imbolc
• New Life: Ostara
• Welcoming the Sun: Beltane
• The Longest Day: Litha
• Start of the Harvest: Lughnasadh
• Gerald Gardner and Operation Cone of Power
• Harvest Home: Mabon

The Power of the Moon: Esbats

A Dark Heritage: Remembering Our Witches

Conclusion

Acknowledgements