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Tales From Antiquaria: 19th Century Folklore & Legends

Podcast by Eli Lewis-Lycett

English

History & religion

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About Tales From Antiquaria: 19th Century Folklore & Legends

Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century.Curated by folklorist Eli Lewis-Lycett, each each episode presents a series of highlights from a given title in their original form; revealing a world full of witchcraft, superstition, curious local beliefs and lost traditions, as recorded first hand by collectors and enthusiasts during the 1800s.Episodes are published every two weeks via all major podcast platforms.

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17 episodes

episode Popular Romances of the West of England (Part One) artwork

Popular Romances of the West of England (Part One)

Nightriders, spriggans and the Mermaid of Padstow! We're back in Cornwall with part one of our wander through Popular Romances of the West of England by Robert Hunt, published by John Camden Hotton of London in 1865. 'When calms rest upon the ocean, and the waves can scarcely form upon the resting waters, still wailings creep along the coast. These are the wailings of this wandering soul. When midnight is on the moor or on the mountains, and the night winds whistle amidst the rugged cairns, the shrieks of Tregeagle are distinctly heard. We know, then, that he is pursued by the demon dogs.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

12 May 2026 - 14 min
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The Denham Tracts

Preternatural shapeshifters, plague stones and the Grey Man of Bellister! Tonights highlights come from The Denham Tracts, a publication by David Nutt for the Folklore Society in 1895 which brought together a wonderful collection of local pamphlets and tracts published by Michael Aislabie Denham during the middle of the nineteenth century. 'The belief of our credulous ancestry in a female river demon is still implanted in the mind of childhood on the banks of the Tees; and many are the tales still told of her dragging naughty children into its deep waters when playing, despite the orders and threats of their parents.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

28 Apr 2026 - 23 min
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Lancashire Folklore (Part Two)

Local superstitions, magical hands and the witches of the Northwest; its our second part exploring Lancashire Folklore, the collection wrote in collaboration between John Harland & T.T. Wilkinson, published in 1867. 'The cows of her neighbours were constantly milked by her - the pitcher in which she conveyed the stolen milk away, walking before her in the shape of a goose. Under this disguise her depredations were carried on till a neighbour, suspecting the trick, struck the goose and immediately it was changed into a broken pitcher.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

14 Apr 2026 - 11 min
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Lancashire Folklore (Part One)

Boggarts, ancient cyphers and miraculous footprints! Welcome to episode 13, part one of our journey through Lancashire Folklore, written by John Harland and Thomas Turner Wilkinson and published by Frederick Warn & Co of Covent Garden in 1867. 'The boys at the Burnley Grammar School are said to have succeeded on one occasion in raising the Devil. They repeated the Lord's Prayer backwards, and performed some incantations by which, as it is said, Satan was induced to make his appearance through a stone flag on the floor of the school-house. After he had got his head and shoulders well out, the boys became alarmed and began to hammer him down with the poker and tongs.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

31 Mar 2026 - 16 min
episode Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland (Part Three) artwork

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland (Part Three)

The Banshee, the dance of the dead and eagles that fly you to the moon! Its the final part of three with Lady ‘Speranza’ Wilde's 1887 work, Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland. 'Sometimes the Banshee assumes the form of some sweet singing virgin of the family who died young. Or she may be seen at night as a shrouded woman, crouched beneath the trees, lamenting with veiled face, or flying past in the moonlight'. Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

17 Mar 2026 - 13 min
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