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Ghost tales

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SPOOKY STORIES AND GRUESOME TALES

With tales of bloody battles, gruesome executions and strange paranormal phenomena, you might need a strong stomach to visit any of these historic sites…

Read our list... if you dare

Chilling Reads from History

A JOURNEY INTO WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS

Travel with us from the pre-Christian world to the burial mounds of the English landscape, where an underworld of elves, demons and familiars came alive in the popular imagination.
MEMENTO MORI

Known as memento mori, or ‘remember death’ in Latin, these historic objects provide a fascinating insight into medieval religious beliefs and attitudes towards death. We explore their history in this blog by Dr Michael Carter.