Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain by Gibson, Marion
Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain by Gibson, Marion

Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain

From the bestselling author of Witchcraft, the captivating, compassionate account of a moral panic that swept across...
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Author: Marion Gibson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain by Gibson, Marion

Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain

$36.00
Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain by Gibson, Marion

Witchland: A Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth-Century Britain

$36.00
Author: Marion Gibson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
From the bestselling author of Witchcraft, the captivating, compassionate account of a moral panic that swept across Britain during the English Civil War, leaving hundreds of so-called witches dead in its wake.

Predating the Salem witch trials by decades--though linked by ideology and, in some cases, by ancestry--these trials began in southeastern England and the Scottish Lowlands in the early 1640s and spread rapidly through Britain. Fueled by religiosity, misogyny, and the economic stresses of war, the trials soon grew into a mass panic that transformed the nation--and led to the deaths of over three hundred people during a ten-year span.

Moving across England and Scotland, Witchland shows how the chaos and economic deprivation of wartime can exacerbate existing divides within communities, leaving those already without power particularly vulnerable. Drawing on newly discovered historical documents, Gibson gives voice to the accused and defenseless--telling stories that have been hidden for centuries. With each chapter focusing on a different town and the lives and deaths of the people within it, Witchland is a gripping historical drama that plays out on both the small scale of the town square and the large scale of the nation.

Author: Marion Gibson
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 09/22/2026
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781668206539


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2026
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2026

About the Author
Marion Gibson is a bestselling author and historian of witchcraft and magic. In addition to her first trade book, Witchcraft, Marion has published eight academic books on witches in history and literature, edited five books, and published many articles on witches and magic. Emerita Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter, she lives in Devonshire, England.
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