Looking back over Books I have read, 1, 2-6, 7-10, 13-18, 19-22, 23-27, 28-34 I have spotted that I can’t count as I seem to have missed books 11 and 12! drat.
- Book 11 – Anna Milbourne’s “Peep Inside Animal Homes“
- Book 12 – Rev. W. Awdry’s “Meet the Engines! (Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)“
This now lets us get on with going up the numbers like less of a muppet 😀
- Book 35 – Rev. W. Awdry’s “Thomas’ Train (Thomas & Friends)“
- Book 36 – Ronald Holmes’ “Witchcraft in British History” (Book Crossing)
Book 36 was a massive sticking point that has been with me for a while, It is a heavy book with a lot of information, it covers from prehistoric peoples, to almost up to the year of its publication. As such it touches on Aleister Crowley, Gerald Gardner, and Wica [sic]. It continues to treat all Religion (Including Ne-Paganism, Wicca, and Christianity) from what comes across as a kind of Agnostic view point. The book includes the following interesting timeline, relating to Shakespeare’s life:
Approximate Date | The Plays | Witch Trials | Books about witchcraft | Other Publications and Events |
1550 | ||||
1563 | Elizabeth I’s Witchcraft Law | |||
1564 | Shakespeare born | |||
1566 | The Witches of Chelmsford | |||
1577 | Historie of Scotland. Holinshed | |||
1579 | The Windsor witches | |||
1582 | The Witches of St Oses | |||
1584 | The Discovery of Witchcraft, R. Scot | |||
1589 | Henry VI, pt 1 | Richard III. Anon (play) | ||
1590 | Henry VI, pt 2 | |||
1591 | Henry VI, pt 3 | |||
1592 | Richard II | |||
1593 | Comedy of Errors | The Witches of Warboys | A Dialogue concerning Witches and Witchcraft, G. Gifford | |
Titus Andronicus | ||||
1594 | Taming of the Shrew | |||
Two Gentleman of Verona | ||||
1595 | Love’s Labours Lost | |||
Romeo and Juliet | ||||
1596 | Richard III | |||
A Midsummers Night’s Dream | ||||
King John | ||||
1597 | The Merchant of Venice | Alice Goodridge (Derby) | Demonology, James I | |
Henry IV, pt 1 | ||||
1598 | Henry IV, pt 2 | |||
Much Ado About Nothing | ||||
Henry V | ||||
1599 | Julius Caesar | |||
As You Like It | ||||
Twelfth Night | ||||
1600 | Hamlet | The Witch, T. Middleton (play) | ||
1601 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | |||
1602 | Troilus and Cressida | |||
1603 | All’s Well That Ends Well | Coronation of James I | ||
1604 | Made For Measure | The Tragical History of Dr Faustus, C. Marlowe | ||
1605 | Othello | |||
King Lear | ||||
1606 | Macbeth | |||
1607 | Anthony and Cleopatra | |||
Coriolanus | ||||
1608 | Timon of Athens | Discourse on the Damned Art of Witchcraft, W. Perkins | ||
1609 | Pericles | |||
1610 | Cymbeline | |||
1611 | The Winter’s Tale | |||
1612 | The Tempest | Witches of Northamptonshire | Anatomy of Sorcery, J. Mason | |
1613 | Henry VIII | Lancashire Witches | ||
1616 | Agnes Scottie | Trial of Witchcraft, J. Cotta | Shakespeare died | |
1617 | Mystery of Witchcraft, J. Cooper | |||
1618 | Margaret and Phillip Flower | Treatise of Witchcraft, A. Roberts | ||
1628 | Second Lancashire Witches | |||
1635 | Helen Isbuster | |||
1638 | The Wise Woman of Hogsdon, T. Heywood (play) | |||
1645 | Mother Lakeland | |||
Williamson, Cordiden and Holt | ||||
1646 | John Palmer and Eliz. Knott | The Discovery of Witches, M. Hopkins | ||
1650 | The St Albans Witches |
I will update the 100+ Reading Challenge page at some point soon too!