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True Crime Walks Through Victorian History. Through York, Scarboro' and Beyond.

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True Crime Walks Through Victorian History. Through York, Scarboro' and Beyond. Purveyors of 'Yorky Grit'.
Gazing Up at St Saviour's Parish Church in York

Rock the Cradle?

Posted on February 1, 2022March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Chronicles from the Dark Side, Death in a Chocolate Box, Waking the Dead of York

Pitiful and harsh! What can possibly be said about a life of ONLY five weeks?

Tagged CASPER - Sarah Ann (1884), Hungate Walmgate, Parsh Church of St Saviour's SaviourgateLeave a comment
Gazing at a Grave in St Saviour's Parish Church in York

Bless! Let Us Pray?

Posted on January 1, 2022March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Chronicles from the Dark Side, Death in a Chocolate Box

Scandal and disgrace? Those disgruntled petitioners and the tales of debauchery!

Tagged Bedern St AndrewgateLeave a comment

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

Posted on December 1, 2021October 6, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, Waking the Dead of York, Walk Awhile?

Why not come along and listen to the Lady Brigante one EVENING in DECEMBER and listen to the tales of the retired cobbler, or the tragic war wife?

Tagged The Ghosts of Christmas Past, York MinsterLeave a comment
To the Merchant Adventurer's Hall in York

What Lies Be Told?

Posted on November 1, 2021March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, The Brigante Tomb Trail

The Scottish poet Alexander Smith said that ‘There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury' and for those tombstone tourists in search of a Brigante Tomb - a ramble through Fossgate is a MUST.

Tagged All Hallows Eve, The Day of the Dead, The Merchant Adventurers' Hall FossgateLeave a comment

Grape Lane? Nullo Modo!

Posted on October 31, 2021March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, The Brigante Tomb Trail

If you are a true turophile - you may believe that you have died and gone to heaven with the discovery of this particular Brigante Tomb!

Tagged All Hallows Eve, Grape Lane, The Day of the DeadLeave a comment

A Restless Discovery.

Posted on October 28, 2021March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, The Brigante Tomb Trail

Every Brigante Tomb will lead the curious and suspicious to the telling of a macabre or murderous tale and they await discovery with impatience.

Tagged All Hallows Eve, The Day of the DeadLeave a comment
A Coach Lamp in Precentor's Court York (June 2021)

Courting Mischief?

Posted on October 27, 2021March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, The Brigante Tomb Trail

Although the epitome of tranquility and history - this delightful little oasis is home to a ghostly little girl with a reputation for mischief!

Tagged All Hallows Eve, Precentor's Court, The Day of the DeadLeave a comment
The Avivia Buildings York (August 2020)

Belie the Shadow?

Posted on October 26, 2021March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, The Brigante Tomb Trail

It is a truth universally acknowledged that one Brigante Tomb is restlessly awaiting discovery in the window of a deliciously harmonious emporium along Micklegate.

Tagged All Hallows Eve, The Day of the Dead, Wellington Row North StreetLeave a comment

One Quaint Window?

Posted on October 25, 2021March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, The Brigante Tomb Trail

As you continue in your quest to discover the locations of those Brigante Tombs - a wander along Church Street is a MUST!

Tagged Parish Church of St Sampson Church Street, The English Civil War (1642-1651)Leave a comment

Cobblers!

Posted on October 24, 2021March 26, 2022 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, The Brigante Tomb Trail

Should you meander along the old cobblestones through the old street of Newgate here in the Ancient City of York - you may yet discover a Brigante Tomb nestled within an old crooked window.

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