About this Event
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🧠 Lecture: "Royal Witches: Medieval Noblewomen Accused of Witchcraft"
🎤 Speaker: Christine Morgan
What happens when a queen or noblewoman became too powerful for her own good? In the medieval castles and royal courts of Europe, accusations of witchcraft could be far more dangerous than any spell—and sometimes far more useful.
Join historian Christine Morgan to uncover the royal women who found themselves accused of sorcery, poisoning, and plotting against kings. Some dabbled in astrology and magic, others were caught in brutal rivalries and royal succession crises. Over time, many of their stories twisted into legends far more terrifying than the historical truth.
Were these women truly practicing the dark arts, or was “witch” simply the perfect label for a woman who had become too powerful, too wealthy, and too inconvenient?
Christine Morgan holds a Master’s in History from UNC–Charlotte and is an independent researcher based in Chicago. She has contributed to popular history podcasts, published in History Today and Medievalists Magazine, and is currently writing her debut nonfiction book on powerful women in America’s Gilded Age.
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Agenda
6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.
6:55 PM – Host introduction
7:00 PM – Lecture begins
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A
8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
8:30 PM – Wrap up.
Event venue & nearby stays
Logan Square, Logan Square, Chicago, United States
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