Jan Machielsen

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I am a Reader in Early Modern History at Cardiff University and currently a Visiting Professor at the Sapienza University, Rome.

My research focuses on two areas of early modern religion: the histories of witchcraft and saint-making. I am interested in why early modern communities saw some of their neighbours as particularly holy and wicked. My most recent monograph "The Basque Witch-Hunt: A Secret History" won the 2025 PROSE Award for European History. I am currently developing a project on the papacy's role in Catholic saint-making.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Reader, Cardiff University
  • 2025–present
    Visiting professor, Sapienza University, Rome

Education

  • 2011 
    University of Oxford, DPhil in History

Publications

  • 2024
    The Basque Witch-Hunt: A Secret History,

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