Darren Hayman talks about the making of The Violence

Click on the video above to hear songwriter Darren Hayman talk about the making of his album The Violence.

The 20-song release chronicles the English Civil War in Essex, in particular the witch trials led by Matthew Hopkins that brought terror to East Anglia in the 1640s. Track titles include Vinegar Tom and A Coffin for King Charles, A Coffin for Cromwell, and a Pit for the People.

Part two of the video
Part three of the video

Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament - The Violence
My review of the recent exhibition The East Anglian Witch Hunt 1645-47

Walthamstow witch hunt exhibition photos

The Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow

A few weeks back I popped along to Waltham Forest's travelling exhibition The East Anglian witch-hunt of 1645-47.

Based on the book Witchfinder by Malcolm Gaskill, the display was jointly funded by the council and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) ...