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Fri Jul 11, 2014, 01:07 PM Jul 2014

Gerald Gardner: Blue plaque for 'father of witchcraft'



Gerald Gardner, regarded as the founder of modern paganism, has been honoured with a blue plaque at his former home.

The plaque, donated by the Centre for Pagan Studies, was unveiled at the house in Highcliffe, Dorset, exactly 130 years after Gardner's birth.

His first book, High Magic's Aid, was published in 1949 - two years before the repeal of the Witchcraft Act.

The only other witch to be honoured with a blue plaque is Doreen Valiente, the high priestess of Gardner's coven.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-27819164
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