About this episode
In 1582, a healer and midwife named Ursula Kemp was accused of witchcraft by her neighbors—and even by her own son. What followed was one of England’s earliest documented witch trials, filled with dark folklore, chilling confessions, and a skeleton that wouldn’t stay buried. This is the story of the Witch of St. Osyth.
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Sources:
https://www.essexlive.news/news/history/story-witch-ursula-kemp-who-6802161
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Witches-of-Essex/
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG226116
https://witching.org/content/ursula-kemp
https://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/haunted-places/ursula-kemps-cottage-st-osyth
https://www.grunge.com/893529/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-ursula-kemp-the-witch-of-st-osyth/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2008/10/30/witches_feature.shtml
https://www.essexmuseums.org/ursula-kemp-st-Osyt
https://thehumanexception.com/episode-40-the-cunning-woman-of-st-osyth-ursula-kemp/
https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/television/ursula-kemp-true-story-real-witch-essex-skull-4231056https://www.stosythmuseum.co.uk/village-tales/1921-the-witches-skeletons
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