{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Medieval Archives","title":"MAP #83: Halloween Special – Ghost Stories From Haunted Castles","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2482,"description":"The witching season is upon us once again. Past Halloweens we’ve covered a Medieval Serial Killer, Medieval Zombies and more. All the Halloween episodes are available on the Halloween Podcast page. This Halloween we are looking at haunted castles from the Middle Ages. Castles We’ll visit a handful of castles around England and one in Ireland. Most of the castles today are in Northern England and one isn’t a castle. We’ll start out at Whitby Abbey and make our way north to Alnwick Castle and the infamous Alnwick Vampire! The Alnwick Vampire spread death and pestilence wherever it roamed. It was even recorded by medieval chronicler William of Newburgh. Then we’ll look at a castle dubbed ‘The Most Haunted Castle” in England, Chillingham Castle. Filled with the ghosts of hundreds of Scottish prisoners, an evil torturer and an innocent boy caught in the middle of political betrayal. The last two stops on our trip are on the Emerald Isle at Malahide Castle talking about perhaps, the first evil clown and ending up in London at the massive Tower of London! The Tower of London is home to some of the most famous ghosts in England including the Princes in the Tower and Queen Anne Boleyn. The night before her execution, Queen Anne wrote her death poem, which you can read below. I found a beautiful rendition of the poem set to music in the episode. Queen Anne Boleyn Death Poem: Oh Death, rock me asleep,\nBring me to quiet rest,\nLet pass my weary guiltless ghost\nOut of my careful breast.\nToll on, thou passing bell;\nRing out my doleful knell;\nLet thy sound my death tell.\nDeath doth draw nigh;\nThere is no remedy. My pains who can express?\nAlas, they are so strong;\nMy dolour will not suffer strength\nMy life for to prolong.\nToll on, thou passing bell;\nRing out my doleful knell;\nLet thy sound my death tell.\nDeath doth draw nigh;\nThere is no remedy. Alone in prison strong\nI wait my destiny.\nWoe worth this cruel hap that I\nShould taste this misery!\nToll on, thou passing bell;\nRing...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m6Egp8QpVAhpiN4-gE0FkJv037zSZAObeZTC7Yl5U-U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4ODM5LzE3MDU2/MTM3NzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}