The recovery of the bodies of a young mother and her infant from the River Ouse had begun in earnest the previous evening when a passerby had heard of a splashing sound.
Category: The Seeker of the Dead
Awake My Darling Boy!
A story would begin to unfold so tragic that the coroner implored the media to promote a better understanding on the subject of suicide.
The Door to Hell?
As dawn broke one chilly February morning - a local tinsmith walked from his workshop in Fossgate towards the notorious passageway known as Black Horse Passage.
Your Conscience?
On this day in the year 1739, a notorious felon by the batismal name of Richard Turpin from the County of Essex went to the gallows at York Tyburn attired in a smart new frock coat and shoes.
Waking the Dead of York?
With the coming of dusk it is possible to catch a glimpse of a celebrated miniaturist and storyteller wandering through the snickelways and secret passages of York in a quest to wake the dead.
My Lady Brigante!
Alas! The truth is altogether more unremarkable for although blessed with an illustrious and extensive lineage – Lady B was in truth raised in genteel affluence in the ancient City of York.