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WHEN FEAR TOOK HOLD: The Dark History of Cumbria’s Witch Trials
WHEN FEAR TOOK HOLD The Dark History of Cumbria’s Witch Trials. by Paul Eastham A horrible obsession gripped Cumbrians after the shattering destruction of the Cromwellian Civil War. They began persecuting large numbers of people, largely women, for practising witchcraft. For thousands of years, it was believed certain women could communicate with gods and heal […]
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HEADS WILL ROLL: Echoes of an Iron Age mystery hidden in Cumbria’s carved stone heads.
HEADS WILL ROLL Echoes of an Iron Age mystery hidden in Cumbria’s carved stone heads. by Paul Eastham Two thousand sinister carved stone heads have been found in Cumbria and the north. What on earth are they? Sceptics argue the sculptures are too crude to have a profound meaning. But Iron Age specialists say the […]
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