Mary Bateman: The Yorkshire Witch
Feb 23, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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Episode description
Mary Bateman was a witch and prophetess in the 1800s. She and her cohorts, Mrs. Moore and Miss Blythe, used their magic to care for the people of Leeds. All was going well - until folks started dying.
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Sources for this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bateman
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0327wk8
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/577601/mary-bateman-witch-yorkshire-murder
- https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/horrifying-story-yorkshires-female-serial-18410656
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bateman-mary-1768-1809
- https://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorkshire/stories/the-leeds-witch/
- https://engole.info/mary-bateman/
- https://horrorhistory.net/2020/03/20/the-yorkshire-witch-is-executed-for-fatally-poisoning-client/
- https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20120821/282540130497944
Our theme music is: "Spare the Dying" by Matt Cyrus. Find him on Instagram @deathbydrumsolo.
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