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The Three Ravens Podcast

Three Ravens is an English myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.In each weekly episode, released on Mondays, we explore a historic county, digging into the history, folklore and traditions of the area, from ghosts and mermaids to mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends, and much, much more.Across our first six series we ventured around England"s 39 historic counties twice, taking turns to tell a new version of a legend from that county - all before

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Series 5 Episode 3: Northamptonshire

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2024/09/23

On this week's episode we've traveled to the heart of England to rifle through the rich history and folklore of Northamptonshire!We start off trying to revive interest in St Tecla's Day, including Tecla's penchant for getting into trouble with naughty old St Paul, her ability to avoid electrocution, and her lucky escape from killer seals - after which we navigate to "The Rose of the Shires!"After chatting about some of the county's history, including its legacy in shoemaking, Great Fire, bizarre

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1:34:34

Local Legends #15: Tim Laycock

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2024/09/21

This week's Local Legends episode is a very special conversation in which Martin gathers round the Three Ravens campfire with Tim Laycock, an inspirational, multi-talented person and a true champion for the county of Dorset.Author of books including Dorset Folk Tales, writing is just the tip of the iceberg with Tim, who came to the attentions of many in the British folk community through his work as part of Magic Lantern with the one and only Taffy Thomas. Music is absolutely key to Tim’s life. He

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1:09:58

Three Ravens Bestiary #11: Angels

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2024/09/19

Dust off your halo and flap your wings, dearest ravens, as today we're rejoicing in the absolutely bonkers history of Angels, following up on last year's "Haunting Season" episode about Demons.Part of the "Three Ravens Bestiary" series, we start by discussing how words for things like "angels" and "God" in ancient texts have created a mess of confusions across the ages. Then we leap straight down from heaven (or out of a hidden dimension, at the very least) to discuss how ancient ideas like Animism

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1:45:35

Series 5 Episode 2: Dorset

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2024/09/16

For this week's episode we're venturing to the Westcountry and exploring the history and folklore of Dorset!We start off chatting about St Edith's Day, including Edith's incorruptible magic thumb, her love of holy wells, and her penchant for snazzy dressing - after which we delve deep into Dorset.After discussing some of the county's most famous features, including Durdle Door, Maiden Castle, its "sunken lanes" and many often forgotten megaliths, Martin dons his pinafore and serves up a range of

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1:18:42

Local Legends #14: Stephen G. Rae

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2024/09/14

For our first Local Legends episode of Series 5, Martin gathers round the Three Ravens campfire with Stephen G. Rae, the Bard of Cumberland.Though he was born in Scotland, Stephen has deep family links in Cumberland. He spent a lot of time there as a child, and, once he’d grown up, he settled there, slowly but surely developing a deep understanding and love of Cumbria and its many mysteries.As you’ll hear, Stephen has led a fascinating life, accumulating a whole load of qualifications including BAs

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Magic and Medicines #11: Tarot

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2024/09/12

Focus on your question, shuffle the deck, and let's dig deep for our first Bonus Episode of Series 5, in which Eleanor offers an introduction to and history of Tarot!Part of the "Magic and Medicines" series, we start by exploring how relatively young Tarot is, tracing the route playing cards took from the Chinese Tang Dynasty to Egypt and on into Medieval Europe. From there we dig into how simple games of leisure began to take on new meanings, informed by scholars like Antoine Court de Gebelin and

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1:32:25

Series 5 Episode 1: Cumberland

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2024/09/09

On the first episode of Three Ravens Series 5, we are back up in England's north west, exploring the history and folklore of Cumberland!We start off chatting about a few of the long-running famous folk festivals taking place at this time of year, including the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance and Widecombe Fair, after which we cavort on up to Cumberland.After chatting through some curious historical tidbits, including the weird history of Whitehaven, the unsettling depth of Lake Windermere, and an

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Series 5 Episode 0: Into The Dark...

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2024/09/09

Hold onto your beaks, and tuck your claws in good and tight on entry, because we are BACK and ready to get stuck right in to Series 5!In this little introductory episode we offer some updates about what we've been doing over the summer, provide an explainer about what Three Ravensis for new listeners, and chat through some of the little tweaks and changes we're thinking about making to the back-end of the series.With some news about Haunting Seasonand what we have in store for Christmas, it's

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1:34:28

Three Ravens Live: Battle Folk & Fable Festival 2024...

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2024/09/02

This week we have something really special for you - a recording of our recent Three Ravens Live Show at Battle Folk & Fable Festival!Focused on the town of Battle on the Kent-Sussex border, and the lore and history of the area, we're talking ghosts, giants, faeries, demon dogs and witches, and Martin is telling his rather silly take on the life of William the Conqueror.With legends including those of Gill The Giant, the Pevensey Werewolves, 'Funny Face' the ghost, discussions of local writers like

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Listener Episode 4: Callow Pits, Heg Peg's Dump and...

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2024/08/26

In our fourth Listener Episode, we have a lovely clutch of tales, trivia, and even some recipes sent in by members of the Three Ravens community!The stories include lore about Norfolk's "Callow Pit," the Red Billed Chough, the mythical land of Orkney's 'Fin Folk,' details of an archaeological discovery involving an Anglo Saxon Cunning Woman, a probably (almost certainly) fake Scottish King, and more! To submit your own strange tales, anecdotes, and folky experiences to be read on future listener

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1:48:04

Three More Horrors

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2024/08/19

Here's the last in our quintet of bonus compilation episodes to help plug the gap between Seasons 4 and 5.We’ve entitled this episode Three More Horrors because… well, because these stories are about horrible things, as you might expect – a bit of a warm up for Haunting Season perhaps – with this clutch of tales including our Berkshire story, Herne The Hunter, our Lancashire story, The Ghost Train, and our Middlesex story, The Crossrail Horror.We'll be back with a new Listener Episode next Monday,

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1:19:03

Three Farces

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2024/08/12

Here's the fourth in our quintet of bonus compilation episodes to help plug the gap between Seasons 4 and 5.We’ve entitled this episode Three Farces because these tales are silly. Not entirely silly of course, they do have important ideas running through them, but, like all good comedies, they combine a little bit of tickle with a little bit of slap!They include our Herefordshire story, The Dragon of Mordiford, our second Sussex story, The Rat Piper of Beccles, and our Bedfordshire story, The

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1:17:54

Three Tombs

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2024/08/03

Here's the third in our quintet of bonus compilation episodes to help plug the gap between Seasons 4 and 5.We’ve entitled this episode Three Tombs because these are stories of uncanny things deep underground – places of death and strangeness we’ve sought to bring out into the light – including our Gloucestershire story, The Torbarrow Gaurdian, our Somerset story, The Witch of Wookey Hole, and our Kent story, The Stain of Vice.We hope you enjoy!The Three Ravens is an English Myth and Folklore podcast

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1:03:36

Three Romances

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2024/07/29

Here's the second in our quintet of bonus compilation episodes to help plug the gap between Seasons 4 and 5.We’ve entitled this episode Three Romances because it contains three of our tales that are neither comedic, nor tragic – rather, they are strange adventures, and some corkers at that – including our Westmoreland story, The Witch of the Westmoreland, our Nottinghamshire story, The Many Deaths of Robin Hood, and our Norfolk story, Black Shuck.We hope you enjoy!The Three Ravens is an English Myth

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1:12:47

Three Fae Tales

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2024/07/22

Here's the first in our quintet of bonus compilation episodes to help plug the gap between Seasons 4 and 5.We’ve entitled this episode Three Fae Tales because, as you might expect, it contains three of our fairy or fairy-adjacent stories, including our Yorkshire story, A Discovery of Supposed Witchcraft, our Wiltshire story, A Cuckoo In Winter, and our Warwickshire story from Series 4 The Hand of God.We hope you enjoy!The Three Ravens is an English Myth and Folklore podcast hosted by award-winning

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1:17:02

Local Legends #13: Dr Paul Quinn

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2024/07/20

For our final Local Legends episode for Series 4, Martin gathers round the campfire to talk about the folklore of Sussex with Dr Paul Quinn.Paul grew up in Sussex, going on to complete his doctorate at the University of Sussex, working on anti-Catholicism and the Early Modern Stage. He has a wide array of interests, from Doctor Who and popular science fiction to the history of fairy tales, Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and the links between Catholic discrimination and magic. After completing

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Series 4 Episode 13: Sussex (Live at Chichester...

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2024/07/15

For our Series 4 finale we've got something really special: our first-ever Three Ravens Live Show, all about Sussex, recorded at the Festival of Chichester!We start off with a full live performance of Three Ravens care of Eleanor and our friend and neighbour Ben Harber, and then have a chat about the curious history of Chichester itself. After that, it's time to talk Sussex - and there's so much to say!In addition to chatting about how recent archaeological discoveries are reframing our

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1:26:23

Local Legends #12: Amy Boucher

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2024/07/13

For our penultimate Local Legends episode for Series 4, Martin gathers round the campfire to talk about the folklore of Shropshire with Amy Boucher.Amy is a writer and a folklorist, an educator and a podcaster. She focuses on her native Shropshire, with her emphasis primarily being on the interplay between folklore, history and the paranormal.Like many of us, Amy is fascinated by perceptions of the past as seen through the lens of folk beliefs. We first encountered her through Twitter, and tumbled

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1:21:10

Something Wicked #10: H.H. Holmes

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2024/07/11

In our final bonus episode for Series 4, we're exploring the truly wild life and genuinely abominable crimes of H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer.Part of the "Something Wicked" series, we start by chatting through how communication technology in the 19th century created a much more anonymous society, one in which a man born Herman Webster Mudgett in New Hampshire could grow up and skip across national borders, and between over a half dozen states, to assume new identities and commit both

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Series 4 Episode 12: Shropshire

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2024/07/08

On this week's episode we're headed back to Shropshire in North West England, and Eleanor is telling a Devil tale with a twist...We start off chatting about St Killian, about whom Martin is decidedly unimpressed, after which we sidle on into Shropshire!In addition to talking about the Wrekin, A.E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad, and the morbid nature of some of Shropshire's folk magic, we get the pastry out once again for this week's County Dish, Fidget Pie!After some folkloric chat about topics

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