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Dark history
Britain has a rich and diverse history and with such a long and incredible past it is no surprise that beneath the surface lies an extensive world of horrible deeds, macabre events, despicable crimes and disturbing tales of paranormal and supernatural activity. Sometimes of our own making and sometimes as victims of fate or foe, it is perhaps inevitable that we would develop a darker legacy alongside our battle for survival. Plague pits, riots, rebellions, grisly murders and gruesome punishments – Britain has witnessed it all.
Hiding all manner of disaster, death, disease and dreadfulness, our nation’s streets are steeped in this sinister and dark history - scrape back the façade and an astonishing underbelly of horror and bloodshed is uncovered. From bloody battles, witchcraft, executions, ghostly apparitions and murder most horrid, our grim and terrible past is revealed through tales of true crime and mystery, urban legends, folklore and ghost tales.
Explore the darker side of our nation’s history and see Britain in a whole new light…
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Where does Halloween come from?
Author Luke Eastwood uncovers the origins behind Halloween
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The Storm Witches of Rocqueberg in the Channel Islands
An extracted story from ‘Channel Island Monsters’
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Devon’s villainous vicars and religious rogues
Author Suze Gardner tells us about Devon’s hidden history
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A Swansea murder with a twist in the tale
David Gwynn tells a spooky story from Swansea
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The elusive Henry Every
Why is Henry Every one of history’s most successful pirates?
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Yorkshire’s spookiest spots
Nick Tyler explores the Yorkshire you don’t see in daylight
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10 facts about Blackbeard
10 little-known facts about the infamous pirate Blackbeard
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The Pendle witches
In August 1612 a nine year old girl sent the ten Pendle witches to their deaths
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Road frights of the paranormal kind
Why do many motorists claim to have seen apparitions?
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A short history of witch fever
In Tudor and Stuart England hundreds of common-folk were taken before the courts and trialled for being sorcerers and practising in demonic ways
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Creating ghost stories
Author Robert Hallmann explains his inspiration when creating ghost stories
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The History Press ‘Haunted’ authors on all things paranormal...
Why is the paranormal so fascinating?
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Jersey’s 10 spookiest locations
The island’s scariest places revealed
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UFOs and the Cold War
A history of sightings and appearances in the Cold War
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Phantom rider: Haunted by a hitchhiker
A report of a ghostly hitchhiker in Bedfordshire
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Who put Bella in the wych elm?
An unsolved Worcestershire murder case which spawned mysterious graffiti
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Suffolk ghost tales
Suffolk ghost tales for the dark nights of winter
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Paranormal encounters in Britain’s forests
Investigating the strange phenomena in our woods...
