Enchanted Realms: Fairies in the 16th Century

<p>In the early modern period, belief in fairies was quite commonplace.&nbsp;But put all thoughts of Tinkerbell aside!&nbsp;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="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/transgender-fairies-in-early-modern-literature/id1564113869?i=1000617587672" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6II3gMo9GYEnGIFySxBi6j" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Practical Magic: Spells, Prayers & Cunning Folk</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/practical-magic-spells-prayers-cunning-folk/id1564113869?i=1000677069779" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/218bX6v64pMYZEEJT9sxE6" 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="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>