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Pull up a chair…
The tide is coming in and every coastline has a story to tell…
The real woodland behind Shakespeare’s greatest prophecy..
Todays throwback article is actually less throwback and more rewrite. It’s a story that you can find on pretty much any true mystery or cold […]
Celebrating the Festival of Archaeology 2026
“For every branch that falls from this old oak, a member of your family shall die.”
The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest has captivated hearts for centuries, intertwining history and folklore. As it nears the end of its life, the deep connection people feel for this ancient tree reflects not just its grandeur but also the profound role it has played in our collective imagination. Saying goodbye feels like parting with an old friend.
Wherever Belle Gunness went, people had an alarming tendency to die. Children. Husbands. Suitors. Farmhands. And then, just when the authorities finally closed in… Belle herself apparently died.
Sometimes there is no motive. No reason. Just the mundane made monstrous.
Some stories are hard to tell.. Not because the facts have been lost to time or because history has become tangled with folklore and legend. But because every page reminds us that the greatest horrors are often committed not by mythical monsters, but by ordinary people living ordinary lives.
Every Legend needs its patron saint and the story of Giulia Tofana is no exception. Over 600 men allegedly succumbed to her concoctions – but how much of her story is truth and how much is fiction? Pull up a chair….
On February 1, 1995, Richey Edwards, the guitarist and lyricist for Manic Street Preachers, disappeared without a trace. Despite numerous searches and investigations, his fate remains a mystery, turning Edwards into a haunting legend in rock history.
Unsolved Mysteries.
The Lead Mask Mysteries
The tale of the Hartlepool Monkey is a bizarre legend from the Napoleonic Wars. It tells how the people of Hartlepool supposedly captured, tried, and hanged a monkey, believing it to be a French spy. Whether fact or folklore, the story has become a source of local pride, inspiring everything from football mascots to a mayoral election victory.
Another classic from the Mysterious Times mahoosive vault 🧛♂️
The Medieval Beast That Still Roars
The Ghosts of Britain’s Football Grounds.
There are some people who slip quietly into history. Others kick the door down, throw glitter into the air and refuse to leave.
My Grandad Harry was a great storyteller. Yet amongst the lions, crocodiles and other improbable adventures was a story that always intrigued me. Harry swore that, when he was a boy, there was a woman in Attercliffe who owned a cat with wings…
Some stories refuse to stay buried…
“Count the heads before you climb aboard…”
The steel industry shaped towns, communities and families. Yet, alongside the engineering, economics and industry there existed something else. Stories.
