Dark Britain

The flickering glow of candlelight danced along the cold stone walls, casting long, twisting shadows that seemed almost alive. The air was thick with the scent of wax and wine, mingled with the faintest trace of something more ancient - something forbidden. Beneath the vaulted ceilings of Medmenham Abbey, men in monk’s robes gathered around an altar, goblets in hand, laughter echoing through the darkness. A woman’s voice - commanding, captivating - intoned a mock blessing. A toast was raised, not to God, but to something far darker.Deep beneath the English countryside, in the labyrinthine tunnels known as the Hellfire Caves, this secret society thrived. The Hellfire Club, as it was infamously known, was no ordinary gathering of aristocrats. It was a place where the powerful and the privileged indulged in excess, where mockery of religion met whispers of the occult, and where Britain’s elite could engage in pleasures and plots hidden from the prying eyes of the outside world.For centuries, rumours have swirled around the Hellfire Club - tales of black masses, secret initiations, and even human sacrifice. Was it simply a decadent drinking society, a place for influential men to cast off the constraints of their public lives? Or was there something more sinister lurking in the shadows?This, is the story of the Hellfire Club - a dark secret society of satanism and sexual debauchery. 

This is the story of a woman who was sharp-tongued, quick-witted, a woman who stood firm in her beliefs and convictions, against society and the King’s church, who was tortured to such a degree that she could not hold herself up against the burning pyre. A woman who said, in the face of torment and death: ‘I would rather die than break my faith’. This is the story of Anne Askew, an ardent reformer, a steadfast martyr, and a unique figure in the history of women’s education and involvement in religious debates.City Ambience by  @MichaelGhelfiStudios    https://michaelghelfistudios.com/ https://dscryb.com/MichaelGhelf i--------Music by Kieren Peatling ( @kierenmusic  )

This is the story of usurping generals, emperors, pirates, mercenaries and kings. It is the story of political and military turmoil. This is the story of Roman Britain's Pirate King.Simon Elliott:http://www.simonelliott20.comhttps://x.com/simonelliott20https://www.instagram.com/simonelliott8671?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Roman Britain's Pirate King Book: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Roman-Britains-Pirate-King-Hardback/p/21384

The title sounds like clickbait, but it isn’t. This was a group of men and women that set up a church to worship Hitler as the Second Coming of Christ. They were called the League of Christian Reformers. They worshiped Hitler at their altar, wrote letters to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbi. They even penned their own version of the Bible, called the 'Holy Book of Adolf Hitler'.

This the story of powerful Mercian families and a man who was once voted one of the most evil men in English history. It’s a tale of treachery, power, betrayal, and, murder. And joining us today to discuss this thrilling part of Britain’s dark history is top Anglo-Saxon historian and best-selling author, Annie Whitehead.

In this episode of Dark Britain, Zachary Peatling and Chloe Storer discuss Charlotte the Harlot. All sex workers were not created equal during the Georgian period, and Charlotte embodies the highest highs and the lowest lows of this spectrum. Who was she? How did she traverse the murky, complex, dangerous world of Georgian sex work? Find out more in this episode of Dark Britain. It's historical true crime, and it's criminally accurate.