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<p>The walls of Clifford's Tower bleed. Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, stalks Dunstanburgh Castle carrying the mangled head that Edward II's bungling executioner took eleven strokes to sever. The brooding towers of Reculver echo with the cries of a baby sacrificed here by the Romans.</p><p>Believer or not, anyone visiting an historic site is bound to find the visit enhanced by the stories that cling to it. Guidebooks will tell you about the people who lived and worked and died in these historic places. But this journey through the haunted places of England focuses on the other side of the picture. Here you will find the legends and the mysteries, the tale of the unexplained and the shivery unknown, the fascinating stories that bring the past to life and clothe the ruins.</p><p>The stories are a journey, starting at the tip of Cornwall and ending in the far northeast, at Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island. They are a journey in time, too, from the mysteriousness of the prehistoric through to the ghosts of the Second World War. All kinds of places are here: Neolithic tombs, Roman forts, Norman castles, medieval abbeys, Tudor mansions, and 20th-century airfields. Draw back the veil and mee

Author

Marsden, Simon; Horsler, Val; Kelleher, Susan

Publisher

Barnes & Noble, Incorporated

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780760779835

Subjects

Psychology, Social_sciences

Rating

4.43 / 5 (38 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14