Sunday, 28 October 2018

Divining the Witch of York: Propaganda and Prophecy

quote [ Said to be spawn of the devil himself and possessed with great powers of prophetic insight, Mother Shipton was Yorkshire's answer to Nostradamus. Ed Simon looks into how, regardless of whether this prophetess witch actually existed or not, the legend of Mother Shipton has wielded great power for centuries — from the turmoil of Tudor courts, through the frictions of civil war, to the spectre of Victorian apocalypse. ]

Carry words through time and beyond
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[by ScoobySnacks@5:01amGMT]

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moriati said @ 9:18am GMT on 28th Oct [Score:1 Insightful]
One of the inspirations for Good Omens I think.

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