The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England

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Frank Klaassen (Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan) Sharon Hubbs Wright (Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan)

The Magic of Rogues

Necromancers in Early Tudor England

Frank Klaassen (Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan), Sharon Hubbs Wright (Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan)

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Pennsylvania State University Press
15 April 2021

Social & cultural history; Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought; Satanism & demonology; Legal history

Series: Magic in History Sourcebooks

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 by Thomas Cromwell for having engaged in a treasonous combination of magic practices and prophecy surrounding the death of William’s older brother, Lord Latimer, and the king.

In The Magic of Rogues, Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright present the legal documents about and open a window onto these fascinating investigations of magic practitioners in early Tudor England. Set side by side with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century texts that describe the sorts of magic those practitioners performed, these documents are translated, contextualized, and presented in language accessible to nonspecialist readers. Their analysis reveals how magicians and cunning folk operated in extended networks in which they exchanged knowledge, manuscripts, equipment, and even clients; foregrounds magicians’ encounters with authority in ways that separate them from traditional narratives about witchcraft and witch trials; and suggests that the regulation and punishment of magic in the Tudor period were comparatively and perhaps surprisingly gentle. Incorporating the study of both intellectual and legal sources, The Magic of Rogues presents a well-rounded picture of illicit learned magic in early Tudor England.

Engaging and accessible, this book will appeal to anyone seeking to understand the intersection of medieval legal history, religion, magic, esotericism, and Tudor history.

By: Frank Klaassen (Associate Professor University of Saskatchewan), Sharon Hubbs Wright (Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan)
Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 4
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780271089294
ISBN 10: 0271089296
Series: Magic in History Sourcebooks
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 April 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frank Klaassen is Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of Making Magic in Elizabethan England: Two Early Modern Vernacular Books of Magic and the award-winning The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance, both published by Penn State University Press. Sharon Hubbs Wright is Associate Professor of History at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. She has published numerous articles on late medieval social and legal history.

Reviews for The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England

The Magic of Rogues undoubtedly enhances our understanding of early Tudor magic, reinforced by a general introduction to the nature of magic in the period and its relationship with the authorities. -Ronald Hutton, author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present With its innovative combination of magical texts and legal documents, this is an important research contribution and offers an excellent set of annotated sources for teaching not just about magic but also about power, belief, and ambition in Tudor England. -Jonathan Barry, author of Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789