Who was the 'Witch of York' Henry VIII wrote of in 1537? The answer might be a legendary woman known as Mother Shipton.
Living deep in a cave on the edge of the Forest of Knaresborough, Mother Shipton - born Ursula Soothtell - would rise from an outsider in her community to become the most respected and feared prophetess of her age. This video looks at the story of her unusual life, and what impact her prophecies continued to have long after her death.
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