There are hundreds of places in Britain named after the Devil, many with their own explanatory folktale.  We look at the question, given that surely the Devil is a very scary concept, why did people make up stories that made him look a fool?

There are hundreds of places in Britain named after the Devil, many with their own explanatory folktale. We look at the question, given that surely the Devil is a very scary concept, why did people make up stories that made him look a fool?

There are hundreds of places in Britain named after the Devil, many with their own explanatory folktale.&nbsp; We look at the question, given that surely the Devil is a very scary concept, why did people make up stories that made him look a fool?

Hallowe'en Special - The Devil in the Landscape

Join us, Michelle, Lucy and David, for a mildly diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age.  Three enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom, posterity and rise &amp; fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.

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Join us, Michelle, Lucy and David, for a mildly diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age. Three enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom, posterity and rise & fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.

Join us, Michelle, Lucy and David, for a mildly diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age.&nbsp; Three enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom, posterity and rise &amp; fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.

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