Translated by EG Gardner in 1911, and published in Medieval Ghost Stories, by Andrew Joynes A priest is visiting a hot spring when he comes across a man he hasn't seen before. The man promptly begins ...

Each year, 31 October is a day to celebrate all things that go bump in the night. But where do our Halloween traditions come ...

First produced in Germany, the cheap (but not-so-cheerful, as we’ll discover) Frozen Charlotte dolls gained immense popularity across Europe and in the United States. From the mid-19th century until ...

The cannon were pumping shot into the hull of the vessel, sending lethal splinters of shrapnel through the air. A fire had broken out below the main deck and the crew was attempting to douse the ...

You're a sailor (or, maybe even a famous pirate). Several weeks out to sea, you come across another ship that seems to be acting strangely. Getting a closer look, you realise it is floating adrift, ...

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Considering that the Anglo-Saxon period ended nearly 1,000 years ago, there are a surprising number of Old English names still in use. The influence of the Roman Catholic Church grew considerably in ...

The medieval period had big battles fought with swords and axes between knights in suits of armour; it had political intrigue, dealing and double-dealing; it had seismic change after seismic change, ...