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Muhammad Rose from the Dead", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/21/when-muhammad-rose-from-the-dead/", "published_at": "2018-04-21T05:25:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-7dfb-7340-bfb6-7e9f2e38ff8d", "title": "Daily History Picture: Paris Fainting 1967", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/20/daily-history-picture-497/", "published_at": "2018-04-19T23:27:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-7dfb-7340-bfb6-7e9f2f234de6", "title": "Daily History Picture: Fort Sill Explosion", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/19/daily-history-picture-496/", "published_at": "2018-04-18T23:27:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-7dfb-7340-bfb6-7e9f2f60ee5d", "title": "Daily History Picture: Fairies Dancing", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/18/daily-history-picture-495/", "published_at": "2018-04-17T23:27:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-7dfb-7340-bfb6-7e9f2fd2cf97", "title": "Mysterious Sloth Monster in Patagonia", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/18/mysterious-sloth-monster-in-patagonia/", "published_at": "2018-04-17T23:01:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94314beef5a8", "title": "Daily History Picture: Franz Ferdinand Hunting", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/17/daily-history-picture-494/", "published_at": "2018-04-16T23:27:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94314ca59a15", "title": "ABCs: When and What", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/17/abcs-when-and-what/", "published_at": "2018-04-16T23:01:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94314d93088c", "title": "Daily History Picture: WW1 French soldiers", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/16/daily-history-picture-493/", "published_at": "2018-04-15T23:27:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94314d9ac56b", "title": "Mermaid Monday: Killed with Sticks", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/16/mermaid-monday-killed-with-sticks/", "published_at": "2018-04-15T23:01:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94314d9e4ec0", "title": "The Mysterious Case of the Falkland Toothpaste Tube", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/15/the-mysterious-case-of-the-falkland-toothpaste-tube/", "published_at": "2018-04-15T11:01:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94314e82f9db", "title": "Die of the Pox or on the Gallows?", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/13/die-of-the-pox-or-of-the-gallows/", "published_at": "2018-04-13T08:30:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94314f6fbd14", "title": "Daily History Picture: Germany Invades Britain", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/13/daily-history-picture-492/", "published_at": "2018-04-12T23:27:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-9431500c2017", "title": "York-London Horse Race", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/12/york-london-horse-race/", "published_at": "2018-04-12T05:00:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94315039de39", "title": "Daily History Picture: German Patrol in Alsace", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/12/daily-history-picture-491/", "published_at": "2018-04-11T23:27:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-943150c3b0d4", "title": "Daily History Picture: Ice Cold Drinks", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/11/daily-history-picture-490/", "published_at": "2018-04-10T23:27:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-94315104bbbd", "title": "Daily History Picture: German WW1 Toys", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/10/daily-history-picture-489/", "published_at": "2018-04-09T23:27:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-943151e637b0", "title": "Daily History Picture: Ghost Illusion", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/09/daily-history-picture-488/", "published_at": "2018-04-08T23:26:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-943152779878", "title": "Mermaid Monday: Lough Swilly Mermaid Encounter", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/09/mermaid-monday-lough-swilly-mermaid-encounter/", "published_at": "2018-04-08T23:01:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-943152d241da", "title": "Victorian Urban Legend: Doppelganger", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/08/victorian-urban-legend-doppelganger-and-familiar-robbers/", "published_at": "2018-04-07T23:01:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b1-7272-a82a-943153259ebd", "title": "Iron Key to a Lost World", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/07/iron-key-to-a-lost-world/", "published_at": "2018-04-06T23:01:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31d-c8b2-705b-9a48-f8f388252357", "title": "Daily History Picture: Headless Ghost", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/06/daily-history-picture-487/", "published_at": "2018-04-05T23:26:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31e-2720-706b-b828-1064c4584613", "title": "Fairies in Seventeenth-Century Surrey", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/06/fairies-in-seventeenth-century-surrey/", "published_at": "2018-04-05T23:01:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31e-2720-706b-b828-1064c4b31887", "title": "Assassination by Plane", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/05/assassination-by-plane/", "published_at": "2018-04-05T09:38:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31e-2720-706b-b828-1064c4f07f2a", "title": "Daily History Picture: German Cavalry WW2", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/05/daily-history-picture-486/", "published_at": "2018-04-04T23:26:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d31e-2720-706b-b828-1064c5649fc9", "title": "Daily History Picture: Ripper Cartoon", "url": "https://www.strangehistory.net/2018/04/04/daily-history-picture-485/", "published_at": "2018-04-03T23:26:55+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2025

The Deerness Mermaid: Our Best Attested Nineteenth-Century Cryptidoriginal ↗
6 May 2025

2024

Are Mermaids Fairies?original ↗
1 Jul 2024
Early Modern Fairy Sex Spelloriginal ↗
1 Jun 2024
Karl Banse: The Man Who Made the Case for Mermaidsoriginal ↗
1 May 2024
Victorian Urban Legends: Fine Artoriginal ↗
24 Feb 2024
Headingley Monsteroriginal ↗
24 Feb 2024
The Wood Divaoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2024

2023

The Dancing Fairies of Sennen Cove:original ↗
12 Dec 2023
The Modern Western Ghost and Its Zombie Originsoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2023
Horse Spirits: Colt-Pixy or Pixy-Colt?original ↗
1 Oct 2023
The When of Levitation in the Westoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2023
The Fairy Census: End Gameoriginal ↗
1 Aug 2023
Immortals and Itinerantsoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2023
Devil at the Wedding (Ritual)original ↗
1 Jun 2023
The Voodoo Soldiers of Arthur’s Seat, Edinburghoriginal ↗
1 May 2023
Zombies and Shapechangers in Medieval Yorkshireoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2023
Pitchforks and Witchcraft in Nineteenth-Century Warwickshireoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2023
Early New Fairy Wing Referenceoriginal ↗
31 Jan 2023
Do You Feel Lucky, Historian?original ↗
1 Jan 2023

2022

Ghosts and ‘Our Own Dear Dead’original ↗
1 Nov 2022
The Fewston Witches: A Yorkshire Covenoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2022
Fairy Fashions: The Three Rulesoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2022
Victorian Urban Legends: Story-Killers!original ↗
27 Aug 2022
Victorian Urban Legends: Coffin Childoriginal ↗
1 Aug 2022
Victorian Urban Legends: The Smiths and the Rookeryoriginal ↗
8 Jul 2022
John Clare and ‘Will O Wisp’original ↗
1 Jul 2022
Victorian Urban Legends: Canine Protectororiginal ↗
20 Jun 2022
Victorian Urban Legends: The Gentleman Crossing-Sweeperoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2022
Victorian Urban Legends: Incognito Aristocratoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2022
Victorian Urban Legends: Nose Dueloriginal ↗
28 May 2022
Explaining Death Omensoriginal ↗
1 May 2022
Headless Badgers and Witchy Rabbitsoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2022
Working a Spell at Boggart Hole Cloughoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2022
The Boggart: A Study in Shadowsoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2022
Dark Thoughts on the Wollaton Gnomesoriginal ↗
30 Jan 2022
Poltergeists and the Boggle Factororiginal ↗
8 Jan 2022

2021

Ann Jefferies and the Fairies: A Cornish Fairy Witchoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2021
British and Irish Women in Black Spiritsoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2021
Getting Spiked: A New Social Contagion?original ↗
20 Oct 2021
The Scariest British Fairy Encounter? The Elf Dancers of Cae Caled (&Podcast)original ↗
28 Sept 2021

2020

Urban Legend? Razor Blades Behind Postersoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2020
A Manx Wizard in Victorian Liverpooloriginal ↗
30 Jun 2020
Ghost or Fairy on the Road from Wilden to Ravensden?original ↗
25 Jun 2020
Ghosts and Fairies Attacking Railwaysoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2020
Beachcombing’s Backoriginal ↗
2 Jun 2020

2019

Catching a Leprechaun: A Modern Morality Taleoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2019

2018

Christmas Updateoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2018
Family Emergencyoriginal ↗
11 May 2018
Daily History Picture: Marijuana Helloriginal ↗
10 May 2018
Daily History Picture: Signing Peaceoriginal ↗
9 May 2018
Daily History Picture: British Troops Post Marethoriginal ↗
8 May 2018
Biggest European Cities: 1800-2018original ↗
8 May 2018
Daily History Picture: Kill the Dragonoriginal ↗
7 May 2018
Mermaid Monday: Brewster Mermaidoriginal ↗
6 May 2018
Daily History Picture: German Space Programoriginal ↗
5 May 2018
Immortal Meals #36: Courtesan and Parsleyoriginal ↗
5 May 2018
Daily History Picture: Headless Menoriginal ↗
3 May 2018
The Aura Machine!original ↗
3 May 2018
Graffiti Trick Against the Persiansoriginal ↗
2 May 2018
Daily History Picture: Wright Flies in New Yorkoriginal ↗
1 May 2018
What Poltergeists Do and Poltergeist Noiseoriginal ↗
1 May 2018
Beachcombed 95original ↗
30 Apr 2018
Index Biography #53: Prize a bookoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2018
Jack the Ripper and the Spiritualistsoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2018
Beware Fairy Home Invasion!original ↗
28 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Cigs Per Headoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2018
A Motor Car A Hundred Years Too Earlyoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Greek Slingshotoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Early Modern Swimmingoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2018
Victorian Fancy Dressoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Egyptian Spellingoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2018
Smuggling by Hot Air Balloon, 1838original ↗
23 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Egyptian Eye Codeoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2018
Mermaid Monday: Thames Monster!original ↗
22 Apr 2018
Monsters with Eyes Like Saucersoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2018
When Muhammad Rose from the Deadoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Paris Fainting 1967original ↗
19 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Fort Sill Explosionoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Fairies Dancingoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2018
Mysterious Sloth Monster in Patagoniaoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Franz Ferdinand Huntingoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2018
ABCs: When and Whatoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: WW1 French soldiersoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2018
Mermaid Monday: Killed with Sticksoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2018
The Mysterious Case of the Falkland Toothpaste Tubeoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2018
Die of the Pox or on the Gallows?original ↗
13 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Germany Invades Britainoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2018
York-London Horse Raceoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: German Patrol in Alsaceoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Ice Cold Drinksoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: German WW1 Toysoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Ghost Illusionoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2018
Mermaid Monday: Lough Swilly Mermaid Encounteroriginal ↗
8 Apr 2018
Victorian Urban Legend: Doppelgangeroriginal ↗
7 Apr 2018
Iron Key to a Lost Worldoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Headless Ghostoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2018
Fairies in Seventeenth-Century Surreyoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2018
Assassination by Planeoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: German Cavalry WW2original ↗
4 Apr 2018
Daily History Picture: Ripper Cartoonoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2018
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