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Books

The Witches of north Yorkshire by Michael Wray (Caedmon Story Tellers, 2001) £2.99
Reconstruction of old folk tales, featuring Mary Bateman among other north Yorkshire witches.

Mary Bateman, the Yorkshire Witch (Caedmon Story Tellers, 2001) £2.00
Reproduction of an original manuscript, written anonymously in 1838. Includes a transcript of her trial.

Spellcasters: Witches and witchcraft in history, folklore, and popular culture by Pauline Bartel (Taylor Publishing, 2000) £14.99
From early individuals invoking the powerful forces of nature to modern neo-pagans celebrating an earth-based spirituality, witches have fascinated us for centuries. Delving deeply into their rich and varied history, Spellcasters unveils the most interesting and intriguing details about witches and witchcraft, both fabled and factual, classic and contemporary.

Witches and Neighbours: The social and cultural context of European witchcraft by Robin Briggs (Blackwell, February 2002) £14.99
Presents a rich picture of witchcraft as an all-pervasive aspect of life in early modern Europe.

Websites

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Witches, Ghosts and Ghouls
www.whitby-yorkshire.co.uk/witches/witches.htm
Gives a brief history of the legendary barguest hound that terrified the people of Yorkshire.

Mary Bateman
www.exclassics.org/newgate/ng500.htm
Contains extracts from the letters the Yorkshire Witch sent to her victims.

Mad Hatters’ Source of Mercury Mystery
www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/nomercury/connhg.pdf
Documents the dreadful effects of mercury on hat makers in the 19th century. Mercury, used to soften fur to make felt, was not banned until the 1940s.

Mercury: Element of the Ancients
www.dartmouth.edu/~toxmetal/TXSHhg.shtml
Entertaining history of mercury.

Get the Mercury Out
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/merc.html
Looks at the damaging effects of mercury on the nervous system.

The Facts on Arsenic
www.dartmouth.edu/%7Etoxmetal/TXQAas.shtml
Everything you always wanted to know about arsenic but were afraid to ask.

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