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On this page I will share strange interesting stories and historical accounts from old 15 to 19th century documents and books.

Some of the texts published here can contain outdated cultural depictions and possible offensive and racist language. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong now however they are presented here as a historical record.

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Family annihilation and satan worshipping policeman H. C Hawley case.

I happened upon this story in an unrelated search in a newspaper archive. I could not find any more info on it apart from this article and a...

  • A notable thief
    About the year 1503. there lived at Geneva a notable thief called Mortac, and in French Mortel. He did enchant men in such sort, as no man c...
  • Divine apparitions.
    Notable deliverance and by extraordinary means. Simon Grynaeus a learned personage, among many of our time, being gone from Heidelberg to Sp...
  • Edmund Robinson's witchcraft deposition.
    Pendle hill   The Pendle Forest witches caused a stir throughout the kingdom, as they were summoned to London, where they were exhibited for...