Episodes

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 death you may purchase eternal life...” Lady Jane Grey’s story, and death, is a hauntingly tragic one- ...

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 prepared to follow it." Our final visit shares the ominous and haunting tale of William Stead and his...

"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.patreon.com/Haunted_History_Chronicles Please use the links below or on the website to keep in to...

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 and settle by the fire and let these visions draw you in to the shadows of the past. If you haven't 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 Podcast then please click on the Patreon link. https://www.patreon.com/Haunted_History_Chronicles Please u...

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 haunting paranormal stories that endure. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the...

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 long after the murders ceased. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted Hist...

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. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles Podcast then ple...

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 around the world. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles ...

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 paranormal investigating today. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles Podcast the...

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 death omens in The Feminine Macabre Volume II. Guest Links: Website https://pathologicalbodiespr...

When the Romans first sighted Britain they reported that it was shrouded in fog and mist. A damp, rainy, sinister island. An island of ghosts. For centuries world famous monuments like Stonehenge have been revered as a place of immense spiritual significance. In today’s episode we are going to be exploring similar locations and some of the stories and paranormal activity associated with these impressive structures. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chro...

What is it about lighthouses that seem to make them ideal settings for residual hauntings? Perhaps it is the age of many of these magnificent structures- perhaps it is the isolation of the lighthouse keepers themselves who would often be cut off from other people for weeks or months at a time to keep that light burning. A job filled with countless dangers. Perhaps this lonely solitude leaves a shadowy imprint of their lives within the stone and mortar of these wind and wave swept beacons of l...

Have you ever been out along a road or near a crossroad and seen something from the corner of your eye that is not there the next time you look? Maybe you brushed this aside as something you imagined you saw. Maybe the truth is something else…. In today's episode we are going to be exploring crossroads and roads and why it is that these may be sites for paranormal and ghostly activity. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles Podcast then please ...

The ghoulish manifestations of countless ghastly acts wander the streets of Oxford. In today's episode take a journey with me around some of Oxford's haunted locations to hear just some of these haunting tales. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles Podcast then please click on the Patreon link. https://www.patreon.com/Haunted_History_Chronicles Please use the links below or on the website to keep in touch via our social media pages : to ask...

Joining me today is Cherise Williams- a paranormal investigator, tarot card reader and witchcraft practitioner. Cherise is passionate about the paranormal and has over 15 years of ghost hunting under her belt independently and as part of teams. Cherise considers herself a healthy mix of skeptic and believer, and enjoys pairing spiritual and magical techniques or theories with the tried and true scientific methods. In today's episode we explored intuition and spirituality and how we can bridge...

Hi everyone, in today's today's episode, and following on from previous podcasts where this has been touched upon, we are going to be taking a closer in depth look at The Stone Tape Theory or Place Memories as it is also known. This theory is one that has a long history and is supported by many people in different fields- it is certainly worth exploring this in more detail if you have an interest in why we possibly have hauntings as well as other paranormal phenomena in certain locations. Tha...

Joining me today to talk about their pieces in The Feminine Macabre I and II are Amy Bennett from Full Dark Paranormal and Chris Amandier from Buried Secrets Podcast. We are going to be looking a little closer at their pieces centered on Ouijamania from the 1920s, Hell's Gate, colourful female ghosts and asylums and exploring them from some different angles and topic points. These pieces threw up a range of fascinating questions and insights linked to their macabre writings and I hope you enj...

Joining me in today's episode are Gina and Victoria from https://hauntedhistorybc.com. We are going to be exploring stories of immurement, the ghosts of London Bridge haunting the American desert, a Guinness Record holding female serial killer, the stone tape theory, and objects between a rock and a hard place. If any of that is unfamiliar to you or has you intrigued as to the connections between them then stay tuned as we go on a journey exploring some of these grizzly parts of history. I...

Joining me today is Erin Egnatz from Haunting's Around America. Erin is a ghost hunter, history lover and paranormal writer and author with a particular interest in the history of the civil war. In the episode today we had the chance to discuss some of Erin's favourite locations associated with this period of history alongside Erin's passion and interest surrounding the paranormal surrounding battlefield sites. Guest links Website: https://www.hauntingsaroundamerica.com Facebook: https://w...

Hi everyone- just a little update and introduction for our brand new season. We have some very exciting guests and topics of questions to explore this season. I cannot wait to dive deep into these with you. Thank you for listening. If you wish to support the Haunted History Chronicles Podcast then please click on the Patreon link. https://www.patreon.com/Haunted_History_Chronicles Please use the links below or on the website to keep in touch via our social media pages : to ask questions...