Women's leather boots (1860s) found in servants’ quarters in a Brackley, Northants. home, along with a leather purse, spoons, ink bottle, and more. | Courtesy of Northamptonshire Museum and Art ...

These White Boots Make Me Feel Like a Powerful Witch. By Estelle Tang Published: Oct 22, 2018. Save Article. Courtesy. Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor.

A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life ... (thumbscrews), leg-crushing boots and the "witches' bridle", among other vicious and brutal methods. Alamy.

Pam Grossman, author and host of the popular “The Witch Wave” podcast, said witches are having a resurgence among feminists who want authority over their lives.

But, Laforge said, it's more likely the boot was worn by someone on the harbour, although she likes to think it was a pirate, rather than a witch. "Your imagination can kind of run wild on people ...