The Scary History of Fairies

<p>Forget what you think about fairies... they are not cute and definitely not harmless.</p><br><p>In today's episode we're going back centuries to a time when they could take human form and were mentioned as part of the witch trials.</p><br><p>What are the rules of talking to a fairy? What are the differences between Irish and Scottish fairies? And what influence did Shakespeare have on how we see fairies?!</p><br><p>Joining Kate today is Diane Purkiss, historian and author of books including <em>Fairies and Fairy Stories</em> and <em>The Museum of Witchcraft.</em></p><br><p>This podcast was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Subscribe to the new Betwixt The Sheets YouTube channel here: <a href="youtube.com/@BetwixtTheSheetsPodcast"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/@BetwixtTheSheetsPodcast</a>… up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>.&… can take part in our listener survey<a href="surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards! UK & Ireland listeners please place your vote on the Spotify mobile app here: <a href="open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</a></p>;

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