Category Archives: legends and myths

Regency Personality: Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, British Socialite, Adventurer, and Traveler

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (12 March 1776 – 23 June 1839) was a British socialite, adventurer and traveler. Her archaeological expedition to Ashkelon in 1815 is considered the first modern excavation in the history of Holy Land archeology. Her use … Continue reading →

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Summer Banquet Blog Hop: Marie-Antoine Carême, the First Celebrity Chef and One Time Head Chef for the Prince Regent

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

Welcome to Day 3 of the Summer Banquet Blog Hop .  As part of the SBBH, I am giving away an autographed copy of three of my titles (see below). Winners will be chosen at noon on Sunday, June 9 … Continue reading →

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Ned Ludd, Leader of the Luddites, or Maybe Not…

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Ned Ludd or Ned Lud, possibly born Ned Ludlam or Edward Ludlam, is the person from whom the Luddites took their name. In 1779, Ludd is supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage. After this … Continue reading →

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Infamous Court Cases: The 1828 Burke and Hare Murders

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

The Burke and Hare murders, also known as the West Port murders, were a series of murders committed in Edinburgh, Scotland, over a period of about ten months in 1828. The killings were attributed to Irish immigrants William Burke and … Continue reading →

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Ever Heard of Gibbeting? A Torturous, but Legal Way to Die…

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

A gibbet /ˈdʒɪbɪt/ is any instrument of public execution, including guillotine, executioner’s block, impalement stake, hanging gallows, or related scaffold, but gibbeting refers to the use of a gallows-type structure from which the dead or dying bodies of executed criminals … Continue reading →

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Resurrectionists in the UK – Supplying Bodies for the Teaching Hospitals

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

In THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY, my research brought me to the value of the human body to teaching hospitals. Below, you will find an interesting look at the “business” and the history of recovering bodies for medical research. … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Cheshire Cathedral

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Chester, and is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly St Werburgh’s abbey church of a Benedictine monastery, is dedicated to Christ and the … Continue reading →

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The Haunting of Portland Castle

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Portland Castle is one of the Device Forts, also known as Henrician Castles, built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the natural Portland anchorage known as the Portland Roads. The castle lies in the … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Castle Eilean Donan, a Scottish Icon

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

In the earlier thirteenth century, during the reign of Alexander II  (ruled 1214–1249), a large curtain-wall castle (wall of enciente) was constructed, enclosing much of the island. At this time the area was at the boundary of the Norse-Celtic Lordship of … Continue reading →

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The Scottish Legend of True Thomas

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Thomas Learmonth (c. 1220 – c. 1298), better known as Thomas the Rhymer or True Thomas, was a 13th century Scottish laird and reputed prophet from Earlston (then called “Erceldoune”), which is situated on the Scottish border, not far from the towns of Galashiels and Melrose. He is also the protagonist of … Continue reading →

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