Enchanted Realms: Fairies in the 16th Century

<p>In the early modern period, belief in fairies was quite commonplace. But put all thoughts of Tinkerbell aside! Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Diane Purkiss to find out how these fairies were altogether more dangerous beings - troublemakers, child-snatchers, seducers and changelings.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>Transgender Fairies in Early Modern Literature</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/transgender-fair…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/6II3gMo9GYEnGIFySxBi6…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Practical Magic: Spells, Prayers & Cunning Folk</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/practical-magic-…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/218bX6v64pMYZEEJT9sxE…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong&…; </p><p><br></p>

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