Tag: England
Mercury and Morals: The Battle Against Syphilis in Victorian England
During Victorian England, the treatment of syphilis was rudimentary and often ineffective, reflecting the limited medical knowledge of the time. Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease…
6 Cases of Bodies Being Found in the Cellar
There is a reason why cellars are scary and that is because it is where you hide the dead bodies. No, seriously. The cellar is…
5 Strange Accounts of Spell Casting
How would you react if you thought someone cast a spell on you? Hopefully not the way any of the following people reacted. Casting spells,…
Druid Priestess Haunts Despoilers of Her Grave
Whenever a long deceased body is removed from its grave, there are always those who believe the soul of the disturbed will haunt the living,…
Queen Mary Would Wipe Blood Stain From Pearl
History is filled with strange stories surrounding gems and pearls. The pearl covered in this newspaper article was found by a poor man who, after…
Quadruple Murder and Suicide in England 1912
Here is a horrible tale of a man who was cheating on his wife and his wife making the mistake of tracking down her wayward…
1912 Account Of The Dunmow Flitch
Imagine going 366 days without getting into an argument with your significant other. Could you do it? The Dunmow flitch was a celebration and a…
Riding a Zebra Through Liverpool England
Would you ride a zebra through the streets of Liverpool, England? At a time when animals were treated as things for our own amusement, people…
10 Glimpses Of Life Inside The Workhouses
Workhouses were where the poor went to receive food and a roof over their heads when times were at their absolute worst. In exchange for…
