Socage
A form of tenure under English feudal property law.
Hickory Dickory Dock
An English nursery rhyme the earliest known version of which appears in 1784, probably a counting rhyme.
Barque of St Peter
An ancient Christian symbol for the Church.
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
An English nursery rhyme the earliest known version of appears in 1784.
Apse
A semicircular or polygonal termination of the chancel, which is typically situated at the eastern end of a Christian church.
Jean Lyon, Countess of Angus
Scottish countess named in North Berwick witch trials as consulting with witches
Reredos
A large ornamented wall, screen, or other structure placed behind the altar in a Christian church.
Fetch
An apparition in the form of a double of a living person, often a portent of death.
Mary Bateman
Poisoner and thief whose most audacious hoax was The Prophet Hen of Leeds.
Sarah Baker
English actor, theatre manager, and one of the most successful self-made women of her time.