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The Curious Story of Mary Toft
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
In September 1726, a Surrey woman called Mary Toft claimed to be giving birth to rabbits. The case became a sensation which gripped Georgian England - but the real story may have been much darker. Witness hears eye-witness accounts from the time, and historian Karen Harvey puts the story into context.IMAGE: "Cunicularii or the wise men of Godliman in consultation", etching by William Hogarth illustrating the Mary Toft story, 1726. Credit: Wellcome Library, London.
Released:
Sep 23, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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