Just signed up for this - can't wait! There was once plenty of witchcraft practised in Malta and during the 1700s it was the second most common reason for trials by the local Roman Inquisition. Looking forward to hearing Professor Marion Gibson deliver her lectures on witchcraft history 🧙‍♀️🧹

In today's #Substack we are off to #Malta for a fascinating tale about a statute in the island's criminal code which, until quite recently, gave a man virtual impunity to kill his wife's lover if he found them in bed together...(1/3) totalcrime.substack.com/p/the-island-w…