{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f8e56cfe2dbd533ea999829/61ff0dd139a1440016d2c985?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Case 56: The Haunted Hell Hole of Lancaster Castle","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f8e56cfe2dbd533ea999829/1618874660650-26c8ffd86696d1003c3aaf4e674ebb85.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>SURVEY REQUEST: if our listeners could fill in this survey, it would be appreciated. It will help us attract sponsors :) Many thanks</p><p><a href=\"http://bit.ly/truehauntings-survey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/truehauntings-survey</a></p><p><br></p><p>The castle has held thousands of prisoners, including criminals of all kinds, political prisoners, and individuals prosecuted for their faith.</p><p>In 1612, during the reign of King James I, the castle was at the centre of a notorious trial, when nineteen people from the area of Lancashire were accused of witchcraft.</p><p>The defendants were imprisoned and tried in the castle. These proceedings became known as the Lancashire Witch Trials.</p><p>This stone sentinel holds many stories of hauntings, poltergeists, apparitions and human misery.</p><p>Anne and Renata follow the story of the Witches of Pendle Hill from the previous case to where they were put to death.</p><p>Find out more about Lancaster Castle and it's ghostly inhabitants.</p><p>Anne and Renata will be travelling to the UK this April - follow their shenanigans on their social media pages.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Anne and Renata:</p><p>Facebook: @AnneAndRenata</p><p>Instagram: @AnneAndRenata</p><p>YouTube: @AnneAndRenata</p><p>TikTok: @AnneAndRenata</p><p><br></p><p>Visit www.anneandrenata.com for more spookiness.</p><p><br></p><p>#spookyisles #haunteduk #lancastercastle #haunted #ghosts #spectres #apparitions #witches #murder #death #anneandrenata</p>","author_name":"Anne Rzechowicz and Renata Daniel"}