In 2013, a blue plaque, the historic marker of British heritage, was bestowed, for the first time, on the home of a witch. “[Valiente’s] collection is seen as the most important of its kind in the ...

Image caption, Doreen Valiente was one of the first to speak openly about witchcraft when it ceased to be illegal in 1951 A witch living in a block of flats in Brighton was "very reclusive - she just ...

Drawing on public documents, interviews, and Doreen Valiente's own published books and personal journals, Heselton pieces together a compelling look at the life of "the mother of modern witchcraft." ...

Witches from all over the world descended on Brighton yesterday for the unveiling of the first ever blue plaque in honour of the occult. Incense filled the air as a high priest led the gathering in an ...

The possessions of Doreen Valiente are being shown for the first time in Brighton's Preston Manor, in the south of England. World Update's Jerry Sullivan explores the life of the woman who reinvented ...