Book launch: The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England
A window onto the investigation of magic practitioners and their activities in early Tudor England
A book launch and colloquium from the University of Saskatchewan Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program.
Speakers: Dr. Frank Klaassen (PhD), professor in the Department of History, and Dr. Sharon Hubbs Wright (PhD), associate professor in St. Thomas More College
Date: Tuesday, March 23
Time: 7:30–8:30 pm (CST Saskatchewan)
Location: Online via Zoom
For the Zoom link: Contact Yin Liu, cmrs.director@usask.ca
About this event
In 1510, nine men were tried in the Archbishop's Court in York for attempting to find and extract a treasure on the moor near Mixindale through necromantic magic. Two decades later, William Neville and his magician were arrested for having engaged in a treasonous combination of magic practices and prophecy. The Magic of Rogues opens a window onto the investigation of magic practitioners and their activities in early Tudor England.