Haunted History Chronicles

Mary King's Close is a historic area located under buildings on the Royal Mile, in the historic Old Town section of Edinburgh, Scotland. It took its name from one Mary King, a merchant burgess who resided on the Close in the 17th century. The close has had a reputation for hauntings since at least the 17th century, with several paranormal investigations taking place- no surprise given some of the...

A variety of ghosts are to be found in the houses, castle, inns, moors, lochs and ruins of Haunted Scotland. Scotland has always been a divided nation and its history is spattered with the blood of countless conflicts. Vestiges of Scotland's stormy past are to be found all over the country and nowhere is it more apparent than in the haunted, ruined castles of Scotland. These ruined fortresses - si...

Joining me today is Eli Lewis- Lycett the founder of the multi-media project The Local Mystorian. With a view to providing new and unique insight into the strange and curious tales we find anchored throughout local landscapes Eli passionate explores his local region of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire with us today- so get comfy and lets step back in time to explore some of these mystical, w...

Joining me today are two guests Rusette Auton and Karin Beasant. Karin has previously featured in season one when exploring The Jamaica Inn  and joined us today to share an amazing experiment that took place at Woodchester Mansion. This experiment, known as The Singapore Theory, was aided by Rusette Auton who is the Managing Director of Bath Theatrical. We were able to dive into some of the h...

Death is something that shrouded Queen Victoria for most of her life- following her from childhood. Like many of her subjects, Victoria was caught up in the craze for spiritualism that swept the country during the early part of her reign. Buckingham Palace would be the setting for a number of seances and table turning experiments as psychics and mediums were presented to an enthusiastic monarch. I...

The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794. With civil war spreading from the Vendée and hostile armies surrounding France on all sides, the Revolutionary government decided to make “Terror” the order of the day and to take harsh measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution. A wave of executions followed. In today's pod...

Tucked away behind residential streets in the heart of Lurgan lies the centuries old Shankill Graveyard. As you creep through its wrought iron gate you will discover sinking tombstones with chilling stories to share- of a woman who lived once but was buried twice- a thought terrifying in our imaginations today but was once a reality.... Joining me in today's podcast is Sarah Blake from Hushed Up H...

Joining me in today's podcast is Amy Boucher a writer and folklorist who focuses on her native Shropshire. She is a passionate advocate of Shropshire’s folklore, ghostlore and local history, and the role these play in preserving memory and heritage- something we were able to explore in the podcast today.  As always, thank you for listening. If you want to get your hands on The Feminine Macabr...

Joining me today is my very first guest from season one Courtney Eastman aka The Ghoul Guide. We got to sit and chat about Courtney's contributions to The Feminine Macabre, some of the latest investigations she has been on and future Ghoul Guide Wanderings. It is always lovely to sit and chat with Courtney who is incredibly passionate about the paranormal field. So sit back and get comfortable and...

In today's podcast I chat with Donald Molnar, MD- a practicing internal medicine hospital-based physician who is also interested in the existence of the afterlife. He started investigating for spirits and ghosts in 2012 and in 2018 he launched Haunted M.D which allows him to combine paranormal investigating with the science of being a physician. Along with paranormal investigating he is interested...

Everywhere through history you can see the scars of witch trials. Sweden is no different.  In today's episode we explore the Torsåker witchcraft trials of 1668- 1676 and the mark it has left on the present with Easter celebrations- a seemingly innocent tradition with roots to a darker period of history involving oppression and persecution. As always, thank you for listening. If you want to ge...

Roy Jenkins concludes in his biography of Sir Winston Churchill that: . ....Churchill, with all his idiosyncracies, his indulgences, his occasional childishness, but also his genius, his tenacity and his persistent ability (to be) larger than life, was the greatest ever occupant of 10 Downing Street. Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Churchill remains popular in...

In today's podcast we step into the lives of some of the world's greatest literary writers. We explore their experiences of death and the afterlife and how in some cases this set them on new paths of exploration. As Beth March stated in the novel Little Women about her death... “ It's like the tide, Jo, when it turns it goes slowly--but it can't be stopped. ” As always, thank you for listening. If...

A little over a year ago Haunted History Chronicles Podcast began and here we are with the beginnings of season 3. In this short introduction I have incredibly exciting information to share as well as some quick messages for all of you. See you for episode one- let the ghoul times begin!  Thank you for listening. If you want to get your hands on The Feminine Macabre Volume I, II or III then m...

In today’s episode we explore the story of a young girl caught up in the political conflicts of her time. It would see her rise to the highest echelon of Queen (a position she held for nine days.)  Lady Jane Grey would lose everything.... including her head.  In the moments before her death she would be handed her prayer book in which she wrote the following: “Live still to die, that by...

And so we reach the last strike of the clock, as we enter the Witching Hour.  In A Christmas Carol the Ghost of Christmas Future is introduced as an ominous and silent figure, "...a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards him... Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him, and he found that he could hardly stand when he p...

"Most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased." A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens. As the clock next strikes we take a look at Ghosts of the Present and the warning that Dickens had to share. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles Podcast then please click on the Patreon link. https://www.patreo...

The events of the past are but shadows. In Charles Dicken's creation A Christmas Carol The Ghost of Christmas Past is a strange, otherworldly creature which shimmers and flickers like a candlelight- in it's hand the Ghost holds a branch of holly to symbolise winter.  On this winter night, on the eve before Christmas, we visit Ghosts of the Past connected with Christmas time. Dim your lights a...

Joining me in today's episode is Gina- one half of the double act we know on the podcast as Haunted History BC https://hauntedhistorybc.com .  We are going to be exploring the resurrectionists, crime and punishment and a variety of other topics around body snatching such as corpse brides and their connection to possible hauntings.  If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles Po...

In 1665 a tailor from Eyam ordered a box of materials relating to his trade from London. He unwittingly triggered a terrifying and deadly chain of events that would lead to 260 recorded deaths. Between the first death and the last, the villagers set an extraordinary and enduring example of self-sacrifice. In today’s podcast we explore the haunting tragic history of this village as well as the haun...

In the autumn of 1888 a series of brutal murders in the East End of London sent shock waves reverberating around the world. In today's podcast we explore what it was like living in the East End during the so- called 'autumn of terror;' we explore some of the oddities surrounding the cases themselves and how paranormal reports featured both in the investigations as well as in the surrounding area l...

Borley Rectory was a house famous for being "the most haunted house in England" after being described as such by psychic researcher Harry Price. With tales of Borley’s ghosts first emerging as far back as 1863 it has a vast history with the paranormal. In today's episode we look at the history of the rectory and the evidence and body of work looking at the paranormal aspects attributed to it. Than...

Abbeys and priories around the world with their ivy-clad ruins have stirred the imagination of many eighteenth and nineteenth century authors of Gothic fiction, drama and poetry. Some monasteries in fact have tales of ghosts and demons that date back to the Middle Ages.  In today's episode we explore some of the ghostly stories, folklore and paranormal activity associated with some locations...

Joining me today is Allison Jornlin a leading haunted history researcher, Fortean researcher, writer and spooky history tour guide in Milwaukee to discuss how women were largely responsible for building the foundations of paranormal research. We examined just a few of these forgotten female trailblazers in parapsychology and paranormal research and the importance that they hold to research and par...

Joining me today is Aoife Sutton a doctoral researcher in archaeological and forensic sciences at the University of Bradford. Her research interests include death and dying, embalming, human remains in museums, and death in archaeology. We discussed a range of topics surrounding death and dying as well as discussing some of the content and body of work found on her website blog and her piece on de...