Queens of the Wild Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation
ISBN: PB: 9780300273342, Yale University Press, September 2023
256 pp., 19,6x12,7 cm, 24 black&white illus.
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day. In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christia...
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Blood and Mistletoe The History of the Druids in Britain
ISBN: PB: 9780300267754, Yale University Press, September 2022
492 pp., 23,4x15,5 cm, 32 black&white illus.
Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinv...
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Pagan Britain
ISBN: PB: 9780300268348, Yale University Press, September 2022
496 pp., 19,6x12,7 cm, 103 black&white illus.
Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughl...
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Making of Oliver Cromwell
ISBN: PB: 9780300266443, Yale University Press, August 2022
432 pp., 19,6x12,7 cm, 20 colour illus., 10 maps
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) – the only English commoner to become the overall head of state – is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamenta...
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Witch A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
ISBN: PB: 9780300238679, Yale University Press, September 2018
376 pp., 23,5x15,6 cm, 16 black&white illus.
The witch came to prominence – and often a painful death – in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-...
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