Djiril
August 22nd, 2008, 06:57 PM
A WHITE witch has placed a curse on an Oliver Cromwell celebration day because he is angry about the Civil War leader's persecution of pagans.
Kevin Carlyon, the high priest of the British Coven of White Witches, has cast a spell on the historical re-enactment day outside Ely Cathedral on September 6, which will mark the 350th anniversary of Cromwell's death, calling on the forces of nature to make it rain.
Mr Carlyon normally only uses his magic for good - casting good luck or protection spells - but he has decided to hex the Ely event because he blames the Civil War leader for the execution of hundreds of witches in East Anglia.
He says Cromwell, a former governor and tax collector in Ely, turned a blind eye to the exploits of the self-appointed "Witchfinder General" Matthew Hopkins, whose witchcraft trials led to the death of about 300 people between 1644 and 1646, including women from the Cambridgeshire villages of Haddenham and Sutton.
Kevin, who will make the spell at his home in East Sussex, said: "This event will be a wash-out.
"I will be asking the spirits of nature to make it rain and my track record is quite good.
"I can't believe they are celebrating the life of this man - it's a travesty for all those poor people murdered under Cromwell's rule."
Saturday, September 6, will see a squadron of Civil War re-enactors perform military drills outside the historic cathedral - just a few yards from Cromwell's Ely home - from 10am-4pm, while an actor on horseback will play Cromwell himself.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=342662
I guess this one is better than when he put the curse on the first Harry Potter movie.
Kevin Carlyon, the high priest of the British Coven of White Witches, has cast a spell on the historical re-enactment day outside Ely Cathedral on September 6, which will mark the 350th anniversary of Cromwell's death, calling on the forces of nature to make it rain.
Mr Carlyon normally only uses his magic for good - casting good luck or protection spells - but he has decided to hex the Ely event because he blames the Civil War leader for the execution of hundreds of witches in East Anglia.
He says Cromwell, a former governor and tax collector in Ely, turned a blind eye to the exploits of the self-appointed "Witchfinder General" Matthew Hopkins, whose witchcraft trials led to the death of about 300 people between 1644 and 1646, including women from the Cambridgeshire villages of Haddenham and Sutton.
Kevin, who will make the spell at his home in East Sussex, said: "This event will be a wash-out.
"I will be asking the spirits of nature to make it rain and my track record is quite good.
"I can't believe they are celebrating the life of this man - it's a travesty for all those poor people murdered under Cromwell's rule."
Saturday, September 6, will see a squadron of Civil War re-enactors perform military drills outside the historic cathedral - just a few yards from Cromwell's Ely home - from 10am-4pm, while an actor on horseback will play Cromwell himself.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=342662
I guess this one is better than when he put the curse on the first Harry Potter movie.