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…

Confessions of a Jack the Ripper Tour Guide
The Orkney Witch Memorial Plaque
The Inverkip Witch Trials

The Inverkip Witch Trials

1 February 2020

How Half Hangit’ Margaret Dickson Survived The Hangman’s Noose!
Whatever happened to Lord Lucan? The strangest theories revealed!
Shocking Dark History of 19th Century Cardiff Prostitution
ZX Spectrum’s 5 Creepiest 1980s Computer Games
Mysteries of Portsmouth: Strange Tales Of Pompey!
10 Bizarre and Unusual English Graves
John Haigh: Walk In The Acid Bath Murderer’s Bloody Footsteps
Ratcliff Highway Murders: London’s Brutal Killings Revealed
10 Brutal Murders That Shocked London
Witch of Saratoga, Northampton’s Forgotten Magickal Emigrant
5 Creepy Abandoned London Underground Stations
Top 10 Strange Ireland Place Names
Who were the Witches of Belvoir?
Top 7 Must-See London Cemeteries: How Many Have You Visited?
Ireland’s 7 Nastiest Witch Trials in History
5 Creepy Lancashire Graveyards You Must Visit!
13 Jack the Ripper Locations Tour Guides Won’t Show You
Massacre at DĂºn an Ă“ir, Ireland’s Fortress of Gold
Ireland’s 5 Strangest Murders
Humphrey Kynaston, Shropshire’s most infamous highwayman
A Monk’s Curse that Blighted New Ross for Centuries