On-line talk from the Socialist History Society
2 June 2026 

Speaker: Debra Parish

Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.

The religious fervour and End of Days enthusiasm precipitated by the Civil War opened the door for unprecedented numbers of women to achieve visibility and spiritual authority as prophets. Read on ...

Socialist History Society public meeting held on
Tuesday 24th February 2026 

Lyndal Roper is Emeritus Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford, the first woman to hold the post. She has written on women and the German Reformation, on witchcraft, and on the German reformer Martin Luther. Her most recent book is a history of the German Peasants’ War, the biggest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. Read on ...

Speakers: Max Farrar & Kevin McDonnell, authors of the recent book on Big Flame published by Merlin Press