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Swan-Upping and Other Curious British Customs

June 18, 2023 boneandsickle birds, Britain, curiosities, EPISODE, folk customs, folklore, history, holidays, local legends, London, Midsummer, Victorian

Explore some curious British Customs with us, including those of Midsummer, swan-upping, egg-hopping, St. Bartholomew’s knives, and the violent tradition of[…]

Strange Births and Monsters

April 14, 2023 boneandsickle cryptozoology, curiosities, EPISODE, folklore, hybrids, monsters, Monstrous births, omens

For centuries, strange births, often sounding like mythological monsters, were regarded as portents of ill omen. We hear a number[…]

A Remarkable Circumstance

February 9, 2023 boneandsickle anomalies, books, Britain, crime, criminals, curiosities, death, EPISODE, history, horror

A potpourri of peculiar tales culled from a favorite 19th-century volume. This episode features some outstanding British eccentrics, an extraordinary[…]