Cottingley Fairies: Fact, Hoax and Britain’s Post‑War Yearning

In 1917 two young cousins claimed their photographs proved the existence of fairies; the images captured a nation still grieving the Great War and hunting for wonder. We look at how faith in photography, spiritualism, and later revelations about fabrication intersected with Britain’s search for hope amid war, influenza and social upheaval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices