Can the past foretell your future?

Do you ever wonder what the future might have in store for you? Want to know your romantic prospects, what career would suit you best, and if you’ll be rich one day? We may have the answers!

Join Martha McGill as we delve into the art of fortune-telling between 1500 and 1800, introducing some colourful characters from the early modern period who used astrology, palmistry, scrying and even portentous kale to predict the future. Plus, we’ll be trying out some of these historical methods during the event to see if our futures can indeed be found in the past.

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Speakers:
Francesca Farnell, PhD student, University of Warwick
Imogen Knox, PhD student, University of Warwick
Dr Martha McGill, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Warwick

Chair: Rob Attar, Editor, BBC History Magazine

Martha McGill is a recipient of a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Award 2018.

Free, booking required

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