For thousands of years, there's been a fascination with-and fear of-people believed to hold magical powers. Nonconforming people and those on the margins of society were often suspect, but also the ruling kings, queens and their courts. There were even some self-proclaimed witches. Meet the troublemakers and rebels who pushed for change and the powerful monarchs and lords who ruled through threats of sorcery in The Witches Almanac: Sorcerers, Witches, and Magic from Ancient Rome to the Digital Age. You'll be introduced to the history, persecutions, conjurings, and magic of some of history's most consequential witches, sorcerers, wizards, and mavericks. The lives and times of 360 of history's most important witches, sorcerers, and wizards are explored and explained, including Ancient Roman and Classical Greek witches, Sorcery and witchcraft in the Arthurian legends, Folk magic and Hoodoo practices, Medieval witchcraft, Witchcraft in the British royal court, The Alchemists, The Burning Times, The Berwick witch trial, The Salem witch trial, Ritual magic and the rise of esoteric movements, Modern Wicca and witchcraft movement, And many others!