Happy February! Love is in the air, so today we learn about St. Valentine and how coincidence, Geoffrey Chaucer, and some birds shaped the medieval and modern traditions of Valentine’s Day. Then, we remain in England to discuss the Witches of Belvoir, a mother and her two daughters accused of performing witchcraft on their employers’ children. Also, we learn that King James was actually a 90’s Disney villain. A blessed Imbolc and happy St. Brigid’s Day to all who celebrate!

English Broadside Ballad Archive recording of the ballad “Damnable Practises / Of three Lincolne-shire Witches…”: https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/20058/recording

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