Talk and Walking Tours: Discovering Cambridge
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Exhibition: Safeguards Against Witchcraft
The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, CambridgeFor centuries, builders and homeowners secreted spiritual middens, such as shoes, bones and witch bottles, in the walls, fireplaces and under the floors in order to protect their property, their kin and themselves from the forces of witchcraft. Using some rarely displayed objects from our own collection, we are exploring the customs and traditions that guarded Cambridgeshire homes against evil intent.
Talk: Safeguards Against Witchcraft – Local Protective Practices
Dining Parlour, The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, CambridgeThe violence arising from the witch mania that consumed the country is well known, but the steps taken by individuals to protect their homes, their kin and themselves are often overlooked. There was so much that could be done to stop a witch from causing harm and all that was needed was a single, worn shoe…
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