Mother Shipton: Tudor Prophetess of England's Doom

12/07/23 • 36 min

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Did a Tudor prophetess correctly predict the English Civil War, the Crimean War, the sinking of the Titanic, World War One and the end of days? And what does she have to do with turning teddy bears into stone?

Find out as Maddy and Anthony discuss Mother Shipton's life, legend and legacy.

Written by Maddy Pelling

Edited and produced by Freddy Chick. The senior producer is Charlotte Long.

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Find out as Maddy and Anthony discuss Mother Shipton's life, legend and legacy.

Written by Maddy Pelling

Edited and produced by Freddy Chick. The senior producer is Charlotte Long.

We'd love to hear from you! You can email the podcast at [email protected].

You can take part in our listener survey here.

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