Owen Davies is a lecturer in History, University of Hertfordshire. His many publications include, "Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English History" (2003) "Witchcraft, magic and culture 1736-1951" (1999) and "A People Bewitched: Witchcraft and Magic in Nineteenth-Century Somerset" (1999). He has also written numerous articles on the same subject in various history and folklore journals.