What Walked Through Devon That Night?

What Walked Through Devon That Night? On a cold morning in February 1855, an entire corner of Devon woke to something no one has ever explained. Overnight, a single line of hoof-like prints had appeared in the snow, running for mile after mile, straight over rooftops, over high walls, through locked gardens and across a frozen river, as though nothing could stop it. Terrified villagers became convinced of one thing: the Devil had walked through Devon in the night. This is a true story, reported at the time in The Times and the Illustrated London News. In this episode we follow the trail from the first prints at dawn to the panic that emptied the streets, then ask what really made the marks. Was it kangaroos, badgers, a runaway balloon, or something no explanation has ever quite fit? All told through the tiny handmade worlds of The Diorama Diaries. If you love history, folklore, mysteries and the strange corners of the past, subscribe for a new stories. Subscribe: @thedioramadiaries