The inventor of the mugshot Alphonse Bertillon.

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Wax, molten tin or lead, and entrails, oh my! Reading tea leaves was suddenly a much more socially acceptable form of divining your future.

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The first ghost hunter, Catherine Crowe 1790 - 1872.

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Austin Osman Spare

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But why? There are a number of theories, the most widely believed is that the ‘scaled beast’ is their idea or representation of a dragon from Biblical stories, so a church would be a fitting place to display one.

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La Voisin is to date one of the most interesting women in history.

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