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The naked ghost of a bald Agnes, stripped and tortured, is said to roam the Palace of Holyroodhouse. | The naked ghost of a bald Agnes, stripped and tortured, is said to roam the Palace of Holyroodhouse. | ||
Sampson is a featured figure on Judy Chicago's installation piece ''The Dinner Party'', being represented as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor. | Sampson is a featured figure on Judy Chicago's installation piece ''The Dinner Party'', being represented as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor. She is also referenced multiple times in ''Shadow of Night'' by Deborah Harkness. | ||
Sampson is referenced in "Traitor," the seventh episode of ''American Horror Story: Apocalypse'', as having perfected a poison powder that is only fatal to men, after one of the [[warlock]]s claims to have invented the powder himself. Agnes Sampson also serves as the inspiration for the short horror story ''The Last Witch of Berwick House'' by T J Podger (2010). | |||
Sampson is referenced in "Traitor," the seventh episode of ''American Horror Story: Apocalypse'', as having perfected a poison powder that is only fatal to men, after one of the [[warlock]]s claims to have invented the powder himself. | |||
Agnes Sampson also serves as the inspiration for the short horror story The Last Witch of Berwick House by T J Podger (2010). | |||
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