England

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

April 23 is St. George’s Day, England’s National Day!

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• Breaking News

The curious story of the man who has backyard stash of bicycles so big it can be seen on Google Earth

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• History

When winter was really winter: the legendary Frost Fairs of the River Thames

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• Abandoned Places

Dode: the village that was abandoned after the Black Death

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Buried under a boulder: the grave of Meg Shelton, the Woodplumpton Witch

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• Myths and Legends

The legend of Richmond’s phantom Drummer Boy~

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• Lighthouses of the world

Rathlin West Lighthouse: a beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland

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• History

A short story of English Witchcraft Acts

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• Abandoned Places

Crackpot Hall: the dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse on the edge of a remote hillside in North Yorkshire, England~

1 year ago Leo S

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• Travel

Swaledale Corpse Way: a winding medieval path used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church~

1 year ago Leo S

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• Myths and Legends

The story of Dick Whittington and his faithful cat

1 year ago Leo S

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The curious London’s time-traveling tomb

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• History

The princes in the Tower of London: one of the great mysteries of English history

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Telling the Bees: the curious folklore of Rural England and not only

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• Myths and Legends

Knockers: Mine Spirits of Cornish Folklore

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Eggs Hunt: how one of the most popular Easter tradition was born

1 year ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Don’t release the witch! The ruins of St Mary’s Church at East Somerton, England ~

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

2nd March: Holy Wells Day

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• Myths and Legends

Black Shuck: The mythic hellhound Of Medieval England

1 year ago Leo S

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• Travel

The strange story of the Farne Island devils

1 year ago Ivan

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• Travel

The Broomway – Britain’s deadliest footpath that has claimed over 100 lives

1 year ago Robin

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• Food

Stargazy Pie, an English pastry dish with fish heads sticking out of it

1 year ago Robin

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• Travel

The curious background of Tombland Alley

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Lord of Misrule

2 years ago Nathan

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• Food

The oldest candy store in the world is in England, and has been selling traditional sweets since 1827…

2 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

Fairy Rock, the place where according to local legends fairies used to dance in the moonlight and invite handsome young men into their grottoes ~

2 years ago Leo S

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• History

The fish dish that killed a King…

2 years ago Robin

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Hardy Tree: the churchyard ash tree surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy

2 years ago Nathan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The stunning statue on the tomb of the legendary Maid Marian

2 years ago Adam

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• Travel

Fairy Steps, the legendary stone steps that were once used to haul coffins up the rockface ~

2 years ago Leo S

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• History

Stamford bull run: a custom demised after 700 years of cruelty

2 years ago Robin

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• Travel

Nine Ladies stone circle and their King Stone

2 years ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Day: what is the story behind this British observance?

2 years ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

12 Ways Halloween is celebrated around the globe

2 years ago Ivan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

John Wimble: a lifetime at sea…

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• History

Edith Cavell: the heroine nurse of England

2 years ago Robin

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• Travel

England’s Bolton Strid: the most dangerous stretch of water in the world

2 years ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Hellingly Mental Hospital: the story of an asylum

2 years ago Ivan

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• Lighthouses of the world

Souter Lighthouse | England

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• Travel

Whitby Abbey: the gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

2 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

The strange story of why human urine was transported to quarries in North East Yorkshire

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Vicars’ Close: the oldest residential street in Europe that also features an optical illusion.

2 years ago Nathan