Long before Dracula gave Britain its elegant, aristocratic vampire, our dead were considerably less sophisticated. They got out of the grave, lumbered around frightening the neighbours, spread disease and occasionally required somebody to hit them with a spade.
Tag: Dark History
The Dead They Feared – The Strange Burials of Wharram Percy
At Wharram Percy, ten people were cut, broken and burned after death. Forensic anthropology reveals what happened to their bodies – but can it tell us what their community feared?
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The Blood-Filled Corpse: England’s Twelfth-Century Vampire?
A wicked man dies unshriven, rises from his grave and brings pestilence with him. When villagers exhume his swollen, blood-filled corpse, medieval England gets disturbingly close to a vampire.
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The Screaming Skull of Bettiscombe – Who Was She?
A human skull has guarded Bettiscombe Manor for generations, but science revealed the famous legend had the wrong victim. So who was the mysterious woman behind Britain’s screaming skull? 💀
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When the Dead Don’t Stay Dead
There are few things that humanity has been quite so consistently afraid of as a dead person who refuses to behave like one.
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Lady Killers: The Patron Saint of Unhappy Wives.
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….
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The Murder of the Scottish Pedlar
A murdered Scottish pedlar, a hidden cave, a haunted inn and a mystery that has endured for more than two centuries. We investigate the dark legend of Stoney Middleton’s Moon Inn and the ghost said to walk the dale to this day…
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The Severed Head of Worsley Moss
Beneath the peat bogs of Northern Britain, time stands strangely still. From ritual sacrifice theories to modern archaeological discoveries, we look at the eerie history surrounding one of Britain’s forgotten bog bodies
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The Dark History of Bedlam Asylum
While the worst abuses of Bedlam are now behind us, the institution’s long history serves as a stark reminder of the importance of treating people with dignity, compassion, and respect, no matter their mental state.
