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Julian Goodare Editor & Author

Julian Goodare is Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh

Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe cover

Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe

3 contributors - Hardback

£145.00

Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe cover

Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe

3 contributors - Paperback

£39.99

The Government of Scotland 1560-1625 cover

The Government of Scotland 1560-1625

Julian Goodare - Hardback

£202.50

The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland cover

The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland

2 contributors - Paperback

£25.00

The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context cover

The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context

Julian Goodare - Paperback

£19.99

State and Society in Early Modern Scotland cover

State and Society in Early Modern Scotland

Julian Goodare - Hardback

£245.00

The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland cover

The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland

2 contributors - Hardback

£85.00

The European Witch-Hunt cover

The European Witch-Hunt

Julian Goodare - Hardback

£185.00

Kings, Lords and Men in Scotland and Britain, 1300-1625 cover

Kings, Lords and Men in Scotland and Britain, 1300-1625

2 contributors - Hardback

£95.00

The European Witch-Hunt cover

The European Witch-Hunt

Julian Goodare - Paperback

£48.99

Kings, Lords and Men in Scotland and Britain, 1300-1625 cover

Kings, Lords and Men in Scotland and Britain, 1300-1625

2 contributors - Paperback

£24.99