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!
