Ep 33 - Wicked Witch - Bridgett Bishop & Mother Shipton

This week Rowan and Tracey share the stories of two women known today as famous witches, but were they really witches at all?

Tracey talks about Bridget Bishop the first person killed in the Salem Witch Trials and Rowan shares the story of Mother Shipton a 15th century herbalist.

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Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Bishop

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Shipton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Oliver_(Salem_witch_trials)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus_Maleficarum

Salem Witch Museum

https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/bridget-bishop-home-and-orchards-site-of/

Salem Lib Virginia Edu

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/bishop_court.html

Museum Hack 

https://museumhack.com/who-was-bridget-bishop/

Thought co

https://www.thoughtco.com/bridget-bishop-biography-3530330

Biography

https://biography.yourdictionary.com/bridget-bishop

History.com

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

Biography.com

https://www.biography.com/news/real-witches-in-history

Mother Shipton.co.uk

https://www.mothershipton.co.uk/the-story/

Readex

https://www.readex.com/blog/messenger-should-not-be-hanged-enduring-mystery-mother-shipton-englands-most-famous-prophet

Yorkshire Post

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/mother-shipton-legend-yorkshires-famous-prophetess-347081

True Witch Trials

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/what-really-happened-during-the-1692-salem-witch-trials/news-story/8433744aaef7dffb81badfa11cd4bf76

Nesl.edu

https://www.nesl.edu/blog/detail/a-true-legal-horror-story-the-laws-leading-to-the-salem-witch-trials

Bartleby

https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Causes-of-the-Salem-Witch-Trials-Political-FKCPRPFJVC

History Channel Witch Trials

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches

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