As summer wanes and the nights grow long, we turn to tales of witches, curses, and the old ways that never truly died. For centuries, harvest time has carried its own magic: charms for fields, blessings for homes, and darker stories of those who bent nature to their will.
Healer and midwife Ursula Kemp became the focus of fear in St. Osyth, Essex, when neighbourly disputes and misfortune spiralled into witchcraft accusations in 1582. Pressed by magistrate Brian Darcy—and with testimony from her young son—Kemp confessed to directing animal “familiars,” was convicted at the Chelmsford Assizes, and hanged.
OBSCURATA - Apple Spotify Amazon
Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP
Subscribe to our PATREON
EMAIL us your stories
Join us on INSTAGRAM
Join us on TWITTER
Join us on FACEBOOK
Visit our WEBSITE
Research Links:
https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/occult/ursula-kemp-and-the-st-osyths-witches/
https://engole.info/ursula-kemp-witch/
https://www.stosythmuseum.co.uk/buildings/the-cage
https://www.mamamia.com.au/st-osyth-cage/
Sarah and Tobie xx
\"Spacial Winds,\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
","author_name":"True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories "}