Folklore
Anne Boleyn's ghost
The ghost of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, beheaded in the Tower of London in 1536, is reported at the Tower and at Hever Castle, Blickling Hall, Salle Church and Marwell Hall.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 3 of 7
Hoax, proven
Doug and Dave's crop circle confession
On 9 September 1991 the British tabloid Today reported that two Hampshire men, Dave Chorley and Doug Bower, had started the crop circle craze back in 1978 for a joke.
Something ToldObscurity 7 of 7
Folklore
Heron-Allen's Cursed Amethyst
A stone at the Natural History Museum in London, known from Edward Heron-Allen's story as the purple sapphire, which the museum calls a cursed amethyst. The museum repeats a rumour that Heron-Allen made up the curse himself.
Something Left BehindObscurity 6 of 7
Disputed
John Williams's dream of the Perceval shooting
Williams, a Redruth man in Cornwall, said he dreamed of a shooting in the House of Commons lobby before Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was shot there on 11 May 1812. The accounts disagree on which night he had the dream.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 7 of 7
Claimed sighting
Lord Brougham's vision in the bath
From his bath, Henry Brougham saw his friend G--- sitting calmly on a chair. He wrote the whole thing down at once, dated 19 December.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 3 of 7
Claimed sighting
Lord Derwentwater's Lights
On the night of 6 March 1716, people across England reported battles and flames in the sky, and the display was later called Lord Derwentwater's Lights.
Something SeenObscurity 7 of 7
Folklore
Man Proposes, God Disposes
An 1864 Edwin Landseer painting at Royal Holloway, University of London, which students have long believed makes them fail exams. The college covers it with a Union Flag during exams.
Something Left BehindObscurity 4 of 7
Disputed
Margery Jourdemayne, burned at Smithfield
Margery Jourdemayne, called the Witch of Eye, was burned at the stake at Smithfield on 27 October 1441. The charge against her was false belief and witchcraft.
Something ToldObscurity 6 of 7
Documented
Marichgen Ariaensdr. of Schoonhoven
Marichgen Ariaensdr., a herbalist of Schoonhoven, was arrested on 4 October 1591 after a crowd gathered over a boy said to be bewitched. Court officials sentenced her on 18 December 1591.
Something Left BehindObscurity 7 of 7
Claimed sighting
Marius Dewilde at Quarouble
Marius Dewilde, a metalworker, said he found a dark craft on the railway line by his house in Quarouble, France, on the night of 10 September 1954.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 5 of 7
Disputed
Mr. Procter's house at Willington Mill
At Joseph Procter's house by Willington Mill, glasses rose off the table with no visible cause, and a Dr. Drury who sat up there fainted at the sight of a female apparition.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 2 of 7
Disputed
Old Jeffrey, the Epworth Rectory spirit
A spirit the Wesleys called Old Jeffrey disturbed Samuel Wesley's rectory at Epworth, mostly in December 1716 and the spring of 1717.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 1 of 7
Disputed
Petronilla de Meath, burned at Kilkenny
Petronilla de Meath was flogged and then burned at Kilkenny, Ireland, on 3 November 1324, after being accused alongside Alice Kyteler. Wikipedia calls hers the first known burning for heresy in Ireland or the British Isles.
Something ToldObscurity 5 of 7
Disputed
The Arnold Paole vampire report
An Austrian army commission's report, dated Belgrade, 26 January 1732, recorded exhumations of villagers at Medveđa and was reprinted across Europe.
Something Left BehindObscurity 4 of 7