Cottingley Fairies

In the summer of 1917 two girls would photograph the remarkable. Proof of fairies, dancing in the beautiful Cottingley Beck in England. The photos were so convincing that they became a national sensation, convincing the millions that they were indeed proof of the magical. And it took half a century for the truth to come out. This is the story of the Cottingley Fairies. Sources https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-55187973 https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Fairies-of-Cottingley/ https://hoaxes.org/photo_database/image/the_cottingley_fairies Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cottingley_Fairies_1.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices