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Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General


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The classic 1968 folk-horror film The Witchfinder General, starring Vincent Price, brought the name Matthew Hopkins to a popular audience.

But what about the real Witchfinder General? Join South East London Folklore Society on a journey through an early modern England ravaged by civil war, a spiritual battleground where it was not safe to be cunning folk.

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The Old King's Head
Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1NA
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This event is in the past. This is an archive page for reference.
 
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