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Ronald Hutton on Queens of the Wild

Ronald Hutton on Queens of the Wild

In a new book, historian Ronald Hutton delves into Britain's pagan past, and we caught up with him to chat about it.
Ronald Hutton

Ronald, you wrote Queens of the Wild during 2020, when Covid struck the land, and we were all confined to our homes. Did this experience bring any historical examples to mind when writing the book – a time when plagues were a more frequent occurrence? Covid was...

Victor Stater on Hoax: The Popish Plot That Never Was

Victor Stater on Hoax: The Popish Plot That Never Was

The author of a new book on a 17th century conspiracy theory that swept the nation discusses the 'plot'.
Victor Stater

Victor Stater, in your introduction you describe the Popish Plot as ‘preposterous’. Are we talking QAnon levels, or a more sane conspiracy theory such as the assassination of JFK? I’d say there are elements of both—the idea that Charles II might be assassinated in...