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Region:: Yorkshire & Humber
Notice Period:: Regular (more than one month's notice)
Type:: Professional
Fee:: Paid: £60 for talks within West Yorkshire. £60 plus exmpenses for talks outside West Yorkshire.
Category:: History
Updated:: 9^th December 2025
Tagged:: Witchcraft | Leeds

Mary Bateman was the most notorious woman of the early 19th century: thief, con artist, fortune-teller, dispenser of quack medicines, and eventually murderer. Her life in Leeds reads like the plot of a Gothic horror novel. Yet thousands came to watch her execution. This presentation looks at her life in detail and examines how magic can still flourish in a Georgian city.

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I have spent most of my working life in West Yorkshire. At various times I have been a teacher, a historian, and the Education an Outreach Coordinator for the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service. I now spend my time researching history and folklore topics with a view to bringing them to a wider audience via talks, walks and articles on the internet.

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