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Ursula Southill and the legend of Mother Shipton
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Ursula Southill, the English folk figure known as “Mother Shipton” — was she a Yorkshire prophetess born in a supernatural cave? Or an everyday charlatan, dressed in witch’s clothing? Or perhaps even a myth altogether, magicked up to sell books and pamphlets?
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