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Mary Seymour
A shout for help or some historical detective work
I have come up against an unexpected research barrier So, I am turning to you for help
Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour Catherine died soon after giving birth to her only child, Mary Seymour.
And then… she vanishes.
Gemma
A shout for help or some historical detective work
I have come up against an unexpected research barrier So, I am turning to you for help
Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour Catherine died soon after giving birth to her only child, Mary Seymour.
And then… she vanishes.
Gemma
December 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Mary Seymour
A shout for help or some historical detective work
I have come up against an unexpected research barrier So, I am turning to you for help
Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour Catherine died soon after giving birth to her only child, Mary Seymour.
And then… she vanishes.
Gemma
A shout for help or some historical detective work
I have come up against an unexpected research barrier So, I am turning to you for help
Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour Catherine died soon after giving birth to her only child, Mary Seymour.
And then… she vanishes.
Gemma
Morgan le Fay The Lady of Avalon
Mist drifts across the lake low clouds folding over the hills as dawn creeps through the veil of Avalon In that shifting halflight stands Morgan le Fay sorceress healer and half sister to King Arthur
By Gemma
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Mist drifts across the lake low clouds folding over the hills as dawn creeps through the veil of Avalon In that shifting halflight stands Morgan le Fay sorceress healer and half sister to King Arthur
By Gemma
www.murderinthetower.london
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Morgan le Fay The Lady of Avalon
Mist drifts across the lake low clouds folding over the hills as dawn creeps through the veil of Avalon In that shifting halflight stands Morgan le Fay sorceress healer and half sister to King Arthur
By Gemma
www.murderinthetower.london
Mist drifts across the lake low clouds folding over the hills as dawn creeps through the veil of Avalon In that shifting halflight stands Morgan le Fay sorceress healer and half sister to King Arthur
By Gemma
www.murderinthetower.london
At my desk this evening the fire burns low, the hour deep and the scent of herbs and wax thickens the air. On the shelf before me lies a small glass phial containing what the ancients once called Mandragora officinarum — the mandrake root. For more read my blog
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www.murderinthetower.london
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
At my desk this evening the fire burns low, the hour deep and the scent of herbs and wax thickens the air. On the shelf before me lies a small glass phial containing what the ancients once called Mandragora officinarum — the mandrake root. For more read my blog
www.murderinthetower.london
www.murderinthetower.london
The Lady of Shalott – The Mirror Cracked
Mist gathers upon the river as dawn drifts through the reeds. In a tower wrapped in ivy and silence, a lone figure bends over her loom — weaving the world as she sees it only through a mirror’s reflection.
see my blog www.murderinthetower.london
Mist gathers upon the river as dawn drifts through the reeds. In a tower wrapped in ivy and silence, a lone figure bends over her loom — weaving the world as she sees it only through a mirror’s reflection.
see my blog www.murderinthetower.london
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Lady of Shalott – The Mirror Cracked
Mist gathers upon the river as dawn drifts through the reeds. In a tower wrapped in ivy and silence, a lone figure bends over her loom — weaving the world as she sees it only through a mirror’s reflection.
see my blog www.murderinthetower.london
Mist gathers upon the river as dawn drifts through the reeds. In a tower wrapped in ivy and silence, a lone figure bends over her loom — weaving the world as she sees it only through a mirror’s reflection.
see my blog www.murderinthetower.london
30 October – Samhain Approaches
When the Veil Begins to Thin
At my desk this evening, as the last light drains from the sky and the wind murmurs through the old trees, I can feel the year turning. For full info visit my site
Thanks for reading my post
Gemma
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When the Veil Begins to Thin
At my desk this evening, as the last light drains from the sky and the wind murmurs through the old trees, I can feel the year turning. For full info visit my site
Thanks for reading my post
Gemma
www.murderinthetower.london
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
30 October – Samhain Approaches
When the Veil Begins to Thin
At my desk this evening, as the last light drains from the sky and the wind murmurs through the old trees, I can feel the year turning. For full info visit my site
Thanks for reading my post
Gemma
www.murderinthetower.london
When the Veil Begins to Thin
At my desk this evening, as the last light drains from the sky and the wind murmurs through the old trees, I can feel the year turning. For full info visit my site
Thanks for reading my post
Gemma
www.murderinthetower.london
Words are our oldest tools, and our oldest weapons. To speak is to shape reality — and the medieval spellmaker understood this instinctively.
Spells were the architecture of faith’s shadow: half prayer, half poetry.
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Spells were the architecture of faith’s shadow: half prayer, half poetry.
www.murderinthetower.london
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Words are our oldest tools, and our oldest weapons. To speak is to shape reality — and the medieval spellmaker understood this instinctively.
Spells were the architecture of faith’s shadow: half prayer, half poetry.
www.murderinthetower.london
Spells were the architecture of faith’s shadow: half prayer, half poetry.
www.murderinthetower.london
Gunpowder Plot The Wider Circle
November storms press close; the candle burns low.
The Gunpowder Plot reached beyond Catesby and Fawkes: Sir Everard Digby with his horsemen, Francis Tresham with his fatal letter, Robert Wintour with safe houses. Each met ruin.
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November storms press close; the candle burns low.
The Gunpowder Plot reached beyond Catesby and Fawkes: Sir Everard Digby with his horsemen, Francis Tresham with his fatal letter, Robert Wintour with safe houses. Each met ruin.
www.murderinthetower.london
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Gunpowder Plot The Wider Circle
November storms press close; the candle burns low.
The Gunpowder Plot reached beyond Catesby and Fawkes: Sir Everard Digby with his horsemen, Francis Tresham with his fatal letter, Robert Wintour with safe houses. Each met ruin.
www.murderinthetower.london
November storms press close; the candle burns low.
The Gunpowder Plot reached beyond Catesby and Fawkes: Sir Everard Digby with his horsemen, Francis Tresham with his fatal letter, Robert Wintour with safe houses. Each met ruin.
www.murderinthetower.london
Gunpowder Plot – Ambrose Rookwood
November winds will howl; the candle trembles.
Ambrose Rookwood — young, loyal, and doomed. He gave the plotters his swift horses, riding north with Catesby and Percy. Captured, he was executed in January 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
November winds will howl; the candle trembles.
Ambrose Rookwood — young, loyal, and doomed. He gave the plotters his swift horses, riding north with Catesby and Percy. Captured, he was executed in January 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Gunpowder Plot – Ambrose Rookwood
November winds will howl; the candle trembles.
Ambrose Rookwood — young, loyal, and doomed. He gave the plotters his swift horses, riding north with Catesby and Percy. Captured, he was executed in January 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
November winds will howl; the candle trembles.
Ambrose Rookwood — young, loyal, and doomed. He gave the plotters his swift horses, riding north with Catesby and Percy. Captured, he was executed in January 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
The Gunpowder Plot
Robert Keyes was one such figure born into a Catholic family he married into kinship with the recusant Digbys. Described as sombre, secretive, and fiercely loyal, trusted with one of the most critical tasks :read more :
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Robert Keyes was one such figure born into a Catholic family he married into kinship with the recusant Digbys. Described as sombre, secretive, and fiercely loyal, trusted with one of the most critical tasks :read more :
www.murderinthetower.london
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Gunpowder Plot
Robert Keyes was one such figure born into a Catholic family he married into kinship with the recusant Digbys. Described as sombre, secretive, and fiercely loyal, trusted with one of the most critical tasks :read more :
www.murderinthetower.london
Robert Keyes was one such figure born into a Catholic family he married into kinship with the recusant Digbys. Described as sombre, secretive, and fiercely loyal, trusted with one of the most critical tasks :read more :
www.murderinthetower.london
Gunpowder Plot Jack Wright
As November nears, the wind howls and the candle trembles.
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
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As November nears, the wind howls and the candle trembles.
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
www.murderinthetower.london
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Gunpowder Plot Jack Wright
As November nears, the wind howls and the candle trembles.
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
www.murderinthetower.london
As November nears, the wind howls and the candle trembles.
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
www.murderinthetower.london
As November nears, the wind howls and the candle trembles.
The Gunpowder Plot
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
The Gunpowder Plot
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
As November nears, the wind howls and the candle trembles.
The Gunpowder Plot
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
The Gunpowder Plot
Jack Wright — swordsman, conspirator, loyal to Robert Catesby. His house near the Strand was an early meeting place. He died fighting at Holbeach House in 1605.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
As November nears, the wind rattles the shutters; my candle trembles.
Thomas Wintour — soldier, scholar, conspirator. He brought Guido Fawkes into the Gunpowder Plot and arranged the powder. Captured, he was executed at Westminster in 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
Thomas Wintour — soldier, scholar, conspirator. He brought Guido Fawkes into the Gunpowder Plot and arranged the powder. Captured, he was executed at Westminster in 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
As November nears, the wind rattles the shutters; my candle trembles.
Thomas Wintour — soldier, scholar, conspirator. He brought Guido Fawkes into the Gunpowder Plot and arranged the powder. Captured, he was executed at Westminster in 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
Thomas Wintour — soldier, scholar, conspirator. He brought Guido Fawkes into the Gunpowder Plot and arranged the powder. Captured, he was executed at Westminster in 1606.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
Gunpowder Plot : Robert Catesby
As November nears, the wind batters the beams, the candle trembles.
Robert Catesby dreamed of fire — to blow King and Parliament sky-high in 1605. Charismatic, daring, and doomed.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
As November nears, the wind batters the beams, the candle trembles.
Robert Catesby dreamed of fire — to blow King and Parliament sky-high in 1605. Charismatic, daring, and doomed.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Gunpowder Plot : Robert Catesby
As November nears, the wind batters the beams, the candle trembles.
Robert Catesby dreamed of fire — to blow King and Parliament sky-high in 1605. Charismatic, daring, and doomed.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
As November nears, the wind batters the beams, the candle trembles.
Robert Catesby dreamed of fire — to blow King and Parliament sky-high in 1605. Charismatic, daring, and doomed.
Read more 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
The Crown Jewels.
A tale of audacity in 1671, Thomas Captain Blood crept into the Tower of London disguised as a parson and made off with the Crown Jewels.
Centuries later, as France reels from the theft of its own crown jewels for more details : www.murderinthetower.london
A tale of audacity in 1671, Thomas Captain Blood crept into the Tower of London disguised as a parson and made off with the Crown Jewels.
Centuries later, as France reels from the theft of its own crown jewels for more details : www.murderinthetower.london
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Crown Jewels.
A tale of audacity in 1671, Thomas Captain Blood crept into the Tower of London disguised as a parson and made off with the Crown Jewels.
Centuries later, as France reels from the theft of its own crown jewels for more details : www.murderinthetower.london
A tale of audacity in 1671, Thomas Captain Blood crept into the Tower of London disguised as a parson and made off with the Crown Jewels.
Centuries later, as France reels from the theft of its own crown jewels for more details : www.murderinthetower.london
Gunpowder Plot
As November nears, the wind hammers the beams; my candle gutters.
In 1605, James I’s England seethed with division. Catholics lived in shadow, fined and hunted. From this soil grew a plan of fire — to blow Parliament sky-high.
Read more at 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
As November nears, the wind hammers the beams; my candle gutters.
In 1605, James I’s England seethed with division. Catholics lived in shadow, fined and hunted. From this soil grew a plan of fire — to blow Parliament sky-high.
Read more at 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Gunpowder Plot
As November nears, the wind hammers the beams; my candle gutters.
In 1605, James I’s England seethed with division. Catholics lived in shadow, fined and hunted. From this soil grew a plan of fire — to blow Parliament sky-high.
Read more at 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
As November nears, the wind hammers the beams; my candle gutters.
In 1605, James I’s England seethed with division. Catholics lived in shadow, fined and hunted. From this soil grew a plan of fire — to blow Parliament sky-high.
Read more at 👉 www.murderinthetower.london
The Spectre of Newby Church
It was 1963 when the Reverend Kenneth F. Lord pressed his shutter to capture the Yet when the film was developed, there it stood: a towering form robed in white, a hood shadowing a face no one could see.
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The past is never silent
It was 1963 when the Reverend Kenneth F. Lord pressed his shutter to capture the Yet when the film was developed, there it stood: a towering form robed in white, a hood shadowing a face no one could see.
www.murderinthetower.london
The past is never silent
October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Spectre of Newby Church
It was 1963 when the Reverend Kenneth F. Lord pressed his shutter to capture the Yet when the film was developed, there it stood: a towering form robed in white, a hood shadowing a face no one could see.
www.murderinthetower.london
The past is never silent
It was 1963 when the Reverend Kenneth F. Lord pressed his shutter to capture the Yet when the film was developed, there it stood: a towering form robed in white, a hood shadowing a face no one could see.
www.murderinthetower.london
The past is never silent
Borley Rectory: “Most Haunted”
Bells that rang themselves, messages on walls, a nun in the lane — and Harry Price with notebooks and headlines.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvMn...
Bells that rang themselves, messages on walls, a nun in the lane — and Harry Price with notebooks and headlines.
www.murderinthetower.london
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvMn...
The Princes in the Tower
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October 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Borley Rectory: “Most Haunted”
Bells that rang themselves, messages on walls, a nun in the lane — and Harry Price with notebooks and headlines.
www.murderinthetower.london
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvMn...
Bells that rang themselves, messages on walls, a nun in the lane — and Harry Price with notebooks and headlines.
www.murderinthetower.london
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvMn...
Witch Bottles
My candle flickers; a fox barks outside.
In 17th-century England, people buried witch bottles beneath hearths — stoneware jugs filled with pins, hair, and urine, meant to trap a curse. Some lie hidden still.
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The past is never silent.
My candle flickers; a fox barks outside.
In 17th-century England, people buried witch bottles beneath hearths — stoneware jugs filled with pins, hair, and urine, meant to trap a curse. Some lie hidden still.
www.murderinthetower.london
The past is never silent.
October 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Witch Bottles
My candle flickers; a fox barks outside.
In 17th-century England, people buried witch bottles beneath hearths — stoneware jugs filled with pins, hair, and urine, meant to trap a curse. Some lie hidden still.
www.murderinthetower.london
The past is never silent.
My candle flickers; a fox barks outside.
In 17th-century England, people buried witch bottles beneath hearths — stoneware jugs filled with pins, hair, and urine, meant to trap a curse. Some lie hidden still.
www.murderinthetower.london
The past is never silent.
Witches of Warboys
The wind hammers the beams rain drums against the earth
Warboys 1593 the Throckmorton children convulsed shrieking twisting foaming at the mouth They accused their neighbours Alice John and Agnes Samuel The court believed All three were hanged
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The wind hammers the beams rain drums against the earth
Warboys 1593 the Throckmorton children convulsed shrieking twisting foaming at the mouth They accused their neighbours Alice John and Agnes Samuel The court believed All three were hanged
www.murderinthetower.london
October 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Witches of Warboys
The wind hammers the beams rain drums against the earth
Warboys 1593 the Throckmorton children convulsed shrieking twisting foaming at the mouth They accused their neighbours Alice John and Agnes Samuel The court believed All three were hanged
www.murderinthetower.london
The wind hammers the beams rain drums against the earth
Warboys 1593 the Throckmorton children convulsed shrieking twisting foaming at the mouth They accused their neighbours Alice John and Agnes Samuel The court believed All three were hanged
www.murderinthetower.london
Pluckley Kent A Dozen Ghosts
Orchards, lanes and say the guidebooks a roll‑call of ghosts a White Lady, a miller, a coach that stops for no door. The village even embraced the “most haunted” crown. Recent local research tries to separate folklore from fact
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Orchards, lanes and say the guidebooks a roll‑call of ghosts a White Lady, a miller, a coach that stops for no door. The village even embraced the “most haunted” crown. Recent local research tries to separate folklore from fact
www.murderinthetower.london
October 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Pluckley Kent A Dozen Ghosts
Orchards, lanes and say the guidebooks a roll‑call of ghosts a White Lady, a miller, a coach that stops for no door. The village even embraced the “most haunted” crown. Recent local research tries to separate folklore from fact
www.murderinthetower.london
Orchards, lanes and say the guidebooks a roll‑call of ghosts a White Lady, a miller, a coach that stops for no door. The village even embraced the “most haunted” crown. Recent local research tries to separate folklore from fact
www.murderinthetower.london
All Hallows Eve
Referred to as Halloween 31 Oct the evening before All Saints’ Day a Christian vigil that in Britain & Ireland grew alongside older seasonal customs marking the turn into winter Medieval communities kept the Hallowtide All Saints, All Souls
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Referred to as Halloween 31 Oct the evening before All Saints’ Day a Christian vigil that in Britain & Ireland grew alongside older seasonal customs marking the turn into winter Medieval communities kept the Hallowtide All Saints, All Souls
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October 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
All Hallows Eve
Referred to as Halloween 31 Oct the evening before All Saints’ Day a Christian vigil that in Britain & Ireland grew alongside older seasonal customs marking the turn into winter Medieval communities kept the Hallowtide All Saints, All Souls
www.murderinthetower.london
Referred to as Halloween 31 Oct the evening before All Saints’ Day a Christian vigil that in Britain & Ireland grew alongside older seasonal customs marking the turn into winter Medieval communities kept the Hallowtide All Saints, All Souls
www.murderinthetower.london
The story of the Pendle Witches returns. In 1612, twelve were accused of witchcraft in Lancashire. Testimony from a child sealed their fate. Nine were hanged.
Fear, envy, and suspicion turned neighbour against neighbour. Even now, the Pendle hills carry their whispers
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Fear, envy, and suspicion turned neighbour against neighbour. Even now, the Pendle hills carry their whispers
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October 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The story of the Pendle Witches returns. In 1612, twelve were accused of witchcraft in Lancashire. Testimony from a child sealed their fate. Nine were hanged.
Fear, envy, and suspicion turned neighbour against neighbour. Even now, the Pendle hills carry their whispers
www.murderinthetower.london
Fear, envy, and suspicion turned neighbour against neighbour. Even now, the Pendle hills carry their whispers
www.murderinthetower.london
Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder General
An owl hoots a fox barks night falls silent again.
In that silence moved Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General. Between 1645 and 1647 he sent more than a hundred accused witches to the gallows the darkest hunter in English history.
www.murderinthetower.london
An owl hoots a fox barks night falls silent again.
In that silence moved Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General. Between 1645 and 1647 he sent more than a hundred accused witches to the gallows the darkest hunter in English history.
www.murderinthetower.london
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder General
An owl hoots a fox barks night falls silent again.
In that silence moved Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General. Between 1645 and 1647 he sent more than a hundred accused witches to the gallows the darkest hunter in English history.
www.murderinthetower.london
An owl hoots a fox barks night falls silent again.
In that silence moved Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General. Between 1645 and 1647 he sent more than a hundred accused witches to the gallows the darkest hunter in English history.
www.murderinthetower.london
Elizabeth Sawyer: Witchcraft Accusation
By candlelight, the story of Elizabeth Sawyer of Edmonton returns.
In 1621, accused of witchcraft and of keeping a demonic dog named Tom, she was condemned and hanged at Tyburn. Her fate became legend in The Witch of Edmonton.
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By candlelight, the story of Elizabeth Sawyer of Edmonton returns.
In 1621, accused of witchcraft and of keeping a demonic dog named Tom, she was condemned and hanged at Tyburn. Her fate became legend in The Witch of Edmonton.
www.murderinthetower.london
October 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Elizabeth Sawyer: Witchcraft Accusation
By candlelight, the story of Elizabeth Sawyer of Edmonton returns.
In 1621, accused of witchcraft and of keeping a demonic dog named Tom, she was condemned and hanged at Tyburn. Her fate became legend in The Witch of Edmonton.
www.murderinthetower.london
By candlelight, the story of Elizabeth Sawyer of Edmonton returns.
In 1621, accused of witchcraft and of keeping a demonic dog named Tom, she was condemned and hanged at Tyburn. Her fate became legend in The Witch of Edmonton.
www.murderinthetower.london
Agnes Sampson: Women and Witch?
The tale of Agnes Sampson, the Wise Wife of Keith
In 1591 she was accused of raising storms against King James VI of Scotland. Tortured, shaved, and broken, she was forced to confess and burned upon Castle Hill
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The tale of Agnes Sampson, the Wise Wife of Keith
In 1591 she was accused of raising storms against King James VI of Scotland. Tortured, shaved, and broken, she was forced to confess and burned upon Castle Hill
View my blog
www.murderinthetower.london
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October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Agnes Sampson: Women and Witch?
The tale of Agnes Sampson, the Wise Wife of Keith
In 1591 she was accused of raising storms against King James VI of Scotland. Tortured, shaved, and broken, she was forced to confess and burned upon Castle Hill
View my blog
www.murderinthetower.london
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The tale of Agnes Sampson, the Wise Wife of Keith
In 1591 she was accused of raising storms against King James VI of Scotland. Tortured, shaved, and broken, she was forced to confess and burned upon Castle Hill
View my blog
www.murderinthetower.london
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