Stacia Briggs
The storm-raising witch
The storm-raising witch who was executed in King's Lynn.
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Stacia Briggs
Sep 28, 2023
The Witch of East Somerton
Woodlands are places of folklore and fairytale, myth and magic, and nowhere is this more beautifully illustrated than at East Somerton.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 25, 2023
The Witchcraft Bottle of Rouen Road
Beneath a building filled with stories, something extraordinary was discovered: a witch bottle buried centuries ago to ward off evil.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 24, 2023
3 Oct: Mrs Bell's spell
In 1843, a Mrs Bell in Norwich was taken to court, accused of assault – her weapon, it was said, was a pin-pierced candle.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 24, 2023
13 Oct: How to catch an adulterer
Folklore writer Enid Porter shared the following story she had been told by a source in Norwich in her book, The Folklore of East Anglia.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 24, 2023
22 Oct: The Prince and the wise women
Prince Albert demanded that “several wise women” were asked to leave the group of cottages where they had lived for most of their lives.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 24, 2023
24 Oct: The spirit trap
A spirit trap or sprite flail was found in a Ketteringham house, left by previous occupants from the 18th century to trap evil spirits.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 24, 2023
25 Oct: An East Anglian spell to deter the Evil Eye
An East Anglian spell to deter the Evil Eye written in 1880: “When you have good reason to believe that you have been bewitched...
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