Dark History

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

10 Deadliest Poisons In British Folklore That Will Kill You

The Tyburn Tree: London’s Most Infamous Gallows

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Burke and Hare ‘The Bodysnatchers’

Shropshire’s Spooky Tale of Two Nells

Black Jack Adair

The Cursed Name of Black Jack Adair

A Final Farewell from Abigail Whalley

Small Lighthouse Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Corpse by Lamplight, the Horror of Smalls Lighthouse

St Mary's Church Hendon

Bloody Horrors at St Mary’s Church Hendon

The Wheatsheaf Pub

Psychic Uncovers Horror at The Wheatsheaf Pub

Margaret Finch Gypsy Queen of Norwood

Meet The Gypsy Queen of Norwood

The Horror Of Buckholm Tower

Jennet Preston, The Pendle Witch of Yorkshire

The Titanic

The Titanic: 10 Chilling Facts You Didn’t Know

Richard Dugdale was at the centre of an infamous 17th century possession case in rural northern England, says RICK HALE

The Possession Of Richard Dugdale, The Surey Demoniac

Scotland Witchcraft Apology

Scotland Apologises for Historic Witchcraft Trials and Executions

St David's Day

St David, Wales’ patron saint: 10 Facts You Need To Know

Suicides and Burials: Sacrilege in Days Gone By

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley Sites in England You Can Visit

Blackwater Castle in County Cork

5 Spooky Reasons to Stay in Blackwater Castle, County Cork

5 English Pubs with Skulls and Other Dark Objects

The Lives of Three Curious Cunning Folk

Arthur's Seat Coffins

What are the Arthur’s Seat Coffins?

St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin

Dublin’s 7 Creepiest Cathedrals and Churches

Pendle Hill Witches

Pardon the Pendle Witches: Sign The Petition

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