A Fanciful History of Unicorns

This 2022 episode covers Helen Duncan, sometimes described inaccurately as Scotland’s last witch, or the last person imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain, or the last person to be tried under the UK’s 1735 Witchcraft Act.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Tracy shares her surprise at discovering some of the details of Montague Summers's life. Holly talks about bickering within the Society for Psychical Research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Nowadays, experts and equestrians alike largely agree: unicorns are creatures of myth. But, not too long ago, the wealthiest people in Europe would pay top dollar for everything from powdered 'unicorn' dust, to fragments or full specimens of 'unicorn' horn, convinced these supern ...  Show more

Strange things are floating around in history, from people to objects. Here are a couple of new editions to the Cabinet.

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Unicorns are mystical creatures. They are so rare that most of us wouldn’t know what to do if we came across one.

When the inmates heard that the Unicorn Killer was joining them - they were terrified.

Most of them had heard of the Unicorn, heard the whispers. Ho ...