MARION GIBSON

Marion is a historian of witchcraft and magic. She writes about ancient and modern witches and witch-trials in Britain, Europe, America and Africa. Her books tell the stories of people accused of witchcraft, their fascinating worlds – both everyday and magical – and the people who feared and persecuted them.

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She writes regularly for BBC History magazine and has been a guest on history and culture programmes such as Suranne Jones Investigates Witch Hunts, Witches: Truth Behind the Trials, In Our Time, Woman’s Hour, Start the Week, Rick Stein’s Cornwall and podcasts such as Not Just the Tudors.

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Marion is from Northwood, Isle of Wight; she now researches and teaches at Exeter University.