Do you believe in ghosts? I'm not sure, but I do love a good ghost story and there are lots involving Tudor personalities and places. As it's coming up to Halloween, I thought I'd share a few. Please do share ones you've heard too!
And here's Skeletor!
Hear some Tower of London ghost stories from a Yeoman Warder. He makes some mistakes with dates, but it’s an interesting video nevertheless:
You can hear some medieval ghost stories in another Claire Chats video - click here.
More ghost stories:
- Some haunted houses of England by Elliott O'Donnell.
- The Ghost of Anne Boleyn
- Ghostly Visitors: A series of authentic narratives by Spectre Stricken.
Sources and Further Reading
- Real British Ghosts
- The Smithfield Ghost
- The Smithfield Ghost
- Walks of London - ghosts
- Haunted London by Matthew Roberts, Pitkin, 1993.
- Historic Hauntings at Hampton Court Palace
- Hampton's Ghost is given the Cold Shoulder
- The Haunted Tower of London
- Famous Ghosts and Haunted Places by Johnathan Sutherland, Diane Canwell, Gordon J. Lynch.
- Ghosts: An Exploration of the Spirit World, From Apparitions to Haunted Places by Paul Roland