S04E5 The Witch Of Eye - a podcast by Iszi Lawrence

from 2015-06-17T23:26:15

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Which witch is the most famous in History? Margery Jourdemayne is up there and Iszi had never heard of her either! What was this early witch trial really about? An attempt to stop magic from killing the King or a just modern politics played out 600 years ago with the threat of a toasty conclusion?
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Featuring

Margery Jourdemayne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margery_Jourdemayne)
Eleanor Cobham (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor,_Duchess_of_Gloucester)
Roger Bolingbroke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bolingbroke)
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey,_Duke_of_Gloucester)

With thanks to Deborah Hyde @jourdemayne
Deborah is editor of the Skeptic Magazine and also a film-industry makeup effects coordinator. Her blog, www.journdemayne.com focuses on belief in the supernatural and the history of the dark arts… she also plans to be releasing Vodcasts soon.
Iszi Lawrence is a comedian and podcasterer www.iszi.com
The Z List Dead List is a podcast about obscure people from History. Created by Iszi Lawrence @iszi_lawrence
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