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Oct 2021
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EPISODE 45 ASH WILLIAM MILLS ON ISOBEL G...

MADISON MITCHELL
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Zoe and Claire talk to Ash William Mills on his book - The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie - we discuss what was known of her, whether she was a “wise woman” and the cauldron of cultures that made up the various folklore and spells that were used by charmers and healers 
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