Episode 196 - APOTHECARY FOLKLORE

Podcast: The Folklore Podcast · Mark Norman

Opublikowano: 2026-07-16

We explore folk medicine of two different historical periods, the tenth and the seventeenth century, in this episode of The Folklore Podcast. I am joined by special guest, author Danielle Giles, whose first two novels have this focus and provide our lens. 'Mere', set in the Norfolk marshes in the 10th century, explores the work of a convent infirmarian, and Danielle's new novel 'Gentle Things' is located around an apothecary's shop. We look at older pagan beliefs and practices and their adoption into the Christian church, some of the plants and...