The Cock Lane haunting is one of the best known British ghost stories and one of the best known British hoaxes. In this episode, Matt discusses the events that took place at 20 Cock Lane in the 1760s, how they related to the religious, political, and social currents of the time, and how we might think about them today.
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This episode featured music by Matthew Armstrong and production assistance from Kaylia Metcalfe.
Sources:
Chambers, P. (2006). The Cock Lane Ghost: Murder, Sex and Haunting in Dr Johnson’s London. Cheltenham, UK: History Press.
Finucane, David J. 2001. Historical Introduction: The Example of Early Modern and Nineteenth-Century England. In Hauntings and Poltergeists, Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Edited by James Houran and Rense Lange.
Lavatar, Ludwig. 1570 (English translation 1596). Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night. Translated into English by R.H., printed in 1596 by Thomas Creede, London, UK. 2024 reprint by Legare Street Press, mimeographed from a copy in the Rare Books Collection at the Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania.
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