{"product_id":"9781398545151","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Witchland by Marion Gibson","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 30\/07\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf the witchfinders came to your town, who would you have believed - and what would you have done?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet during the chaos of the British civil wars, \u003ci\u003eWitchland \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how economic uncertainty, hunger and religious extremism created the ideal conditions for mass witch-hunting in Britain. Across the country, fear spread rapidly, and neighbours turned on one another in panic. Women and the poor were especially vulnerable, scapegoated by the powerful looking for someone to blame, and hundreds of witch trials across the country soon followed. The hysteria provided a handbook for similar trials to occur around the world, most famously just a few decades later in Salem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from village to village, \u003ci\u003eWitchland\u003c\/i\u003e shows how accusations grew out of everyday tensions - poverty, grief, and resentment - and how entire communities became involved in the persecution of the innocent. Drawing on newly uncovered historical records, this gripping historical account restores the voices of those accused of witchcraft. These were ordinary people, largely forgotten by history, along with their families and neighbours caught up in suspicion and moral panic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth a powerful history and a warning from the past, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitchland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the captivating story of witchcraft, inequality and the violence that surfaces during times of political and economic upheaval.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368764486005,"sku":"9781398545151","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398545151.jpg?v=1763550768","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781398545151","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}