The Bizarre Things Elizabethans Paid Magicians To Do
What if your local pharmacist, therapist, astrologer and relationship counsellor were all the same person? In Elizabethan London, people dea...
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Macabre London Podcast
Do you like your history haunted? Then Macabre London is the podcast for you. Every fortnight we'll unravel a tale that's gruesome, horrifying or downright macabre.
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20 of 231 episodesThe Exorcisms which resulted in being Hanged Drawn And Quartered whilst still alive!
Religious paranoia had a alot to answer for in the early modern period. Within Queen Elizabeth the firsts royal court, whispers of unruly ca...
The Woman Who Was Burned To Save A Duchess - Margery Jourdemayne - The Witch Of Eye
Most people think that London escaped the witch trials but it did have one which was so high profile and gruesome, it may have stopped any o...
How One Man Sentenced Hundreds of Women To Death - Matthew Hopkins: The Witchfinder General
When Christianity arrived for the general masses in the late 1500's and Early 1600's, the puritan purge made life hell for a lot of people....
The History of Beltane & May Day in London - Watching a 40ft Wicker Man BURN!
Have you ever wondered about the origins of May Day and why we get a day off on the bank holiday? Well, you can thank your randy ancestors w...
How Churches Used the Devil to Control London - Doom Paintings Throughout History
How Churches Used the Devil to Control London - Doom Paintings Throughout History Did London's churches use the devil to terrify it's congre...
London's Plague Churches - The Churches That Delivered Death by Faith
Did London's churches really give their attendees the plague...well yes! Today's episode of Macabre London: Belief and the Occult in the Cap...
Medieval Monsters, Bestiaries and The Revenant Dead ft Dr Eleanor Janega
Ever wondered what those weird medieval animal drawings are all about? Well, it's a little something known as a Bestiary. Today's episode of...
Unicorns, Practical Magic & Medieval Werewolves - Ft Dr Eleanor Janega
How do you spell Werewolf using runes? Well today we find out...kinda! Today's episode of Macabre London: Belief and the Occult in the Capit...
The Secret Roman CULT of Mithras - Found HIDDEN in London Human Sacrifice Temple?
When the Roman's abandoned Londinium ( London ) they left something important behind... A secret temple which had been dedicated to the god...
After Boudicca Burns London & The Romans Leave. The Mysteries of the London Stone ft Dr Francis Young
Boudicca Burned London to the ground and did it so well that she left behind an archaeological layer of ash which still exists. But what hap...
Boudicca Burns London - The Summoning of Goddess Andraste ft Dr Francis Young
Did you know London was burned to the ground before it was even finished being built? Join me today for tales of Boudicca and her army gathe...
The Secrets of Human Sacrifice in London - Belief & The Occult in London - EP 1
Were the Celts a bloodthirsty, insatiable crowd of savages?... On the first episode of "Belief & The Occult in the Capital City", we take a...
How Magic Made London - From the Bronze Age to now - Introducing my new series about the OCCULT!
If 2025 was the year of criminals for Macabre London then 2026 is the year of Magic! I'm so excited to be sharing my new series with you in...
A Ghost Story For Christmas
Merry Christmas! Thanks for all your kind messages, comments and words of support, it really makes a difference. More news about what's to c...
Christmas is cancelled - sorry
Not what I wanted to be putting out by RIP to my dear cat Boots who died yesterday - 13/12/25. She was an excellent cat, friend and daughter...
The Unsolved Christmas Murder of Rose Mylett | Crimes of Christmas Past 1
In December 1888, when London’s East End was still haunted by the fear of Jack the Ripper, another woman was found strangled in the street:...
The Murders That Forced Forensics to Evolve: Inside London’s Darkest Cases
Forensic science is now one of the most powerful tools in crime investigation — but its journey began in the shadows of London’s darkest cas...
Women of the Watch: How London’s First Female Police Officers Fought Their Way Into the Force
In this next chapter of our Crime & Punishment in the Capital City series, we explore a story often overlooked in the darker corners of Lond...
The Haunted History of the Grenadier Pub – London’s Ghost Soldier
Hidden down a quiet Belgravia mews, The Grenadier looks like any charming old London pub — but inside, something sinister still stirs. Said...