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folklore, Monstrous May

Dragons and Dragon Folklore in South East England and the West Country (#MonstrousMay Day 7)

cmrosens

Prompts and Graphic Credit: Johannes T. Evans This is PART 4 of today's mini-series of dragon posts! PART 1: Wales and the Welsh BordersPART 2: The North Country (including Scotland and the Islands)PART 3: The Midlands and East Anglia Here we go with London, the South East, and the West Country! This is the final… Continue reading Dragons and Dragon Folklore in South East England and the West Country (#MonstrousMay Day 7)

nonfiction

Inhumanity and Barbarity! Monstrous Mrs and Miss Branch of Hemmington, Somerset (1740)

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Having discovered the case due to a throwaway line at the end of a report on the murderous mitten-knitter, Sarah Metyard, and her daughter Sarah Morgan Metyard, I decided to look for the case of Mrs and Miss Branch. It's not in any of the newspapers, but there is a whole pamphlet on the case… Continue reading Inhumanity and Barbarity! Monstrous Mrs and Miss Branch of Hemmington, Somerset (1740)