Dark History

Weird, disturbing, wacky, horrific, nightmarish – these are all some of the many words to describe the dark history of the UK and Ireland…

Witch Hunt Horror: Jane Wenham’s Shocking Tale
Thames River Monsters Lurk In the Heart of London
Rochdale’s Curious Deaths and Superstitions
New Book Unearths UK Dark Tourism Spots
Inside the Gruesome Trade of Resurrection Men and London Burkers
Aberdeen Witch Trials Frenzy Sparks Terror
Haunted Echoes of Richard III at Greyfriars, Leicester
The London Monster: A Tale of Terror and Hysteria
London’s Plague Pits: A Grim Guide
Strange Case Of The Scottish Surgeon And The Irish Giant
Black Swine: Did Feral Pigs Live In London’s Sewers?
Nell Racker: Wisewoman or Witch?
London’s Forgotten Inferno: Great Fire of Southwark in 1212
Keeper of the Heads: London Bridge’s Grim Custodian
Haunted Templemichael: Knights Templar, an Ancient Curse and Ley Lines
Curses and Violence Engulf Pittenweem Witch Hunt
Why Was Walter Sickert Mistaken For Jack The Ripper?
The Exorcism of Michael Taylor
Morfa Colliery: Mining Superstitions and Ghostly Forewarnings
Jeremy Bentham: The Man Who Mummified Himself
Callanish Stones: Mysteries Older Than Stonehenge
Ireland Halloween: 5 Spookiest Places To Visit
Why Witches Were Safer In Wales
Edinburgh’s Dark October: Newington Cemetery Ghost