This week's Link Dump is sponsored by the newest member of Strange Company HQ's crack team of assistant writers.
What the hell happened in 6th century Britain?
What the hell is happening in modern-day Britain?
Watch out for those wandering needles!
Watch out for those hitchhiking ghosts!
The strange disappearance of Paul Love.
A suffragette folklorist.
What it was like to attend a ball at Almack's. Sounds a bit dull, if the truth be known.
A look at historical murder confessions. They were rarer than you might think.
Gossip about ancient philosophers.
Hiding behind a beard.
A ghost's revenge.
You wouldn't want to follow the real caveman diet. One is suddenly reminded why fast food was invented.
The man who probably regretted surviving being shot through his stomach.
Some mighty old footprints.
A well-liked robber baron.
A Vietnamese fire poltergeist.
Pauline Bonaparte, party girl.
This week in Russian Weird presents the world's most badass eyebrows.
Jack the Ripper appears in court. Sort of.
Smoky, the cutest warrior.
I'll see your corpse candle and raise you one death fire.
How John Cleese got a rubbish dump named in his honor.
Want to write a biography about someone who left us no biographical information? Easy!
How to email a cat. That is, if you want to do so, and I really hope you don't.
Robin Hood and the Virgin Mary.
Letters between an Indian ruler and the wife of an Indian army officer.
Be cautious about breaking death-bed promises. The deceased won't like it.
Conspiracy theories and Nikola Tesla: a skeptic's view.
Why is it (usually) hard to remember dreams?
How Benedict Arnold went from hero to traitor.
The wild world of Victorian camping.
An intact Roman tomb was recently uncovered.
Three popular 19th century Paris restaurants.
The mysterious death of Bessie Little.
This is truly spooky: an animated recreation of the death of Pompeii.
An accused murderer finds a new life in America.
The rebellion of the Luddites.
Victorian hair removal methods. Yes, of course arsenic is involved. Victorians couldn't do anything without involving arsenic.
"Roaring Meg"...well, roars.
Why it's not a good idea to hitch a ride with a horse thief.
Smyrna's Electric Girls.
The "noon girls" of Victorian Paris.
A politician who ran a bordello. Well, many of them have found worse ways to screw their constituents.
The famed "half-hanged" Margaret Dickson.
Have wrinkles? Get out the stinking iris!
A "notorious" 18th century captain.
And that's it for this week! Join me on Monday, when we'll look at a Canadian farmer who harvested some High Strangeness. In the meantime, anyone else old enough to remember "If it's Lene, you'll Lovich?"
Just curious what they based this video of Vesuvius on. I understood the pyroclastic flows caught people still in their homes and on the streets but this gives the impression there was nothing left before the flows finally hit a day later.
ReplyDeleteI'm no expert on this subject so maybe my timeline is off.
Oh, I DO remember Lene Lovich - thanks for the "Lucky Number"!
ReplyDeleteSo do I - the "new wave" of 1979!
DeleteAnother excellent collection. I liked the article on John Mackay; unpleasant and obnoxious businessmen are to the U.S. what military defeats are to Britain - they shouldn't be celebrated (or, rather, commemorated) but nonetheless are.
ReplyDeleteI have long wished for more information on Britain between the departure of the Roman legions (of course I've never believed the Romans themselves left; millions don't just leave) and the establishment of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. On the subject of millions leaving, what did happen to the Celto-Romans? As a fan of language and place-names, I was particularly interested in the evidence of language. Very intriguing.