News has been a little light lately, but here are a few things that caught my eye:<\/p>\n
* A brief history of witches by Suzannah Lipscomb<\/a> – Between 1482 and 1782, thousands of people across Europe were accused of witchcraft and subsequently executed. But why were so many innocent people suspected of such a crime, and what would they have experienced?<\/i><\/p>\n * Erasmus Manuscript Saved for the Nation<\/a> – From The British Library: We are delighted to announce that the British Library has acquired a unique manuscript containing the earliest known translation into English of any work by the great humanist scholar and reformer, Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536).<\/i><\/p>\n * Inside Henry V’s secret chapel at Westminster Abbey<\/a> – A hidden chapel built for King Henry V is opening to the public for the first time to mark the 600th Anniversary of the battle of Agincourt.<\/i> – Since today is the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, I thought I would include this.<\/p>\n And finally…<\/p>\n A new podcast focussing on the Tudors has launched (with over 30 episodes ready to go!) called Rude Tudors<\/a>. As you can probably guess from the name, it’s not for the kiddos. And you might recognize a website that gets a mention in one of the later episodes. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" News has been a little light lately, but here are a few things that caught my eye: * A brief history of witches by Suzannah Lipscomb – Between 1482 and 1782, thousands of people across Europe were accused of witchcraft and subsequently executed. But why were so many innocent people…<\/p>\n