As her popularity grew she grew bolder and revealed she could see the future and began to prophesy. She started with smaller prophecies involving her town and the people within, but as her prophecies kept coming true she started telling prophecies about the monarchy and the future of the world. In 1537 King Henry VIII wrote a letter to the Duke of Norfolk where he refers to a "witch of York." This reference leads us to believe that Mother Shipton became so famous the King of England not only knew of her, but referenced her.