This 2021 episode covers William Palmer, who was convicted in 1855 as a poisoner though there wasn't any hard evidence. 

This 2021 episode covers William Palmer, who was convicted in 1855 as a poisoner though there wasn't any hard evidence.&nbsp;

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SYMHC Classics: William Palmer

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This 2022 episode covers Helen Duncan, sometimes described inaccurately as Scotland’s last witch, or the last person imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain, or the last person to be tried under the UK’s 1735 Witchcraft Act.

This 2022 episode covers Helen Duncan, sometimes described inaccurately as Scotland&rsquo;s last witch, or the last person imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain, or the last person to be tried under the UK&rsquo;s 1735 Witchcraft Act.

SYMHC Classics: Helen Duncan

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Tracy shares her surprise at discovering some of the details of Montague Summers's life. Holly talks about bickering within the Society for Psychical Research.

Tracy shares her surprise at discovering some of the details of Montague Summers's life. Holly talks about bickering within the Society for Psychical Research.

Behind the Scenes Minis: I Keep No Monkey

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Major Edward Moor reported strange bell ringing at his home in Great Bealings in 1834. Was it a poltergeist, a hoax, or something else?

Research:
Briggs, Stacia, and Siofra Connor. “Weird Suffolk: Poltergeist activity at Great Bealings.” East Anglia Daily Times. Feb. 1, 2019. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21445662.weird-suffolk-poltergeist-activity-great-bealings/
Britannica Editors. "Mysore Wars". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Feb. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Mysore-Wars
Cohen, Daniel. “In Search of Ghosts.” Dodd, Mead. 1972. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL5708323M/In_search_of_ghosts.
Hall, Trevor Henry. “New Light on Old Ghosts.” London. Gerald Duckworth & Co. 1965.
Moor, Edward. “Hindu Infanticide.” London. J. Johnson. 1811. Accessed online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=W7YIAAAAQAAJ&rdid=book-W7YIAAAAQAAJ&rdot=1
Moor, Edward. “The Hindu Pantheon.” London. 1810. Accessed online: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu58661581&seq=7
Moor, Edward. “Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms of that County. 1823. J. Loder. London. Accessed online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=6BMLAAAAQAAJ&rdid=book-6BMLAAAAQAAJ&rdot=1
Moor, Edward. “Bealings Bells: The Suffolk Poltergeist Mystery.” Woodbridge. John Loder. 1841. (Reprint.)
Moor, Edward. “To the Editor of the Ipswich Journal.” Ipswich Journal. March 1, 1834. https://www.newspapers.com/image/390311876/?match=1&terms=Bealings&search-id=adc3c27c-67f1-4077-9a3e-ee9434b6159f&search-rank=6
Podmore, Frank. “On Poltergeists.” Journal of Society for Psychical Research. June 1899. https://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/wallace/zPodmore1899JSocPsyRes2.pdf
Stephen, Leslie, ed. “Dictionary of National Biography.” Volume 38. 1885-1900. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofnati38stepuoft
“To the Editor of the Ipswich Journal.” Ipswich Journal. March 8, 1834. https://www.newspapers.com/image/390311986/?match=1&terms=Bealings&search-id=89f037b5-7abe-4ea6-a92e-093ecb6de2e6&search-rank=2
Willin, M. “Trevor Hall.” Psi Encyclopedia. 2021. https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/trevor-hall

Major Edward Moor&nbsp;reported strange bell ringing at his home in Great Bealings in 1834. Was it a poltergeist, a hoax, or something else?
Research:
<ul>
<li>Briggs, Stacia, and Siofra Connor. &ldquo;Weird Suffolk: Poltergeist activity at Great Bealings.&rdquo; East Anglia Daily Times. Feb. 1, 2019. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21445662.weird-suffolk-poltergeist-activity-great-bealings/</li>
<li>Britannica Editors. "Mysore Wars". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Feb. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Mysore-Wars</li>
<li>Cohen, Daniel. &ldquo;In Search of Ghosts.&rdquo; Dodd, Mead. 1972. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL5708323M/In_search_of_ghosts.</li>
<li>Hall, Trevor Henry. &ldquo;New Light on Old Ghosts.&rdquo; London. Gerald Duckworth &amp; Co. 1965.</li>
<li>Moor, Edward. &ldquo;Hindu Infanticide.&rdquo; London. J. Johnson. 1811. Accessed online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=W7YIAAAAQAAJ&amp;rdid=book-W7YIAAAAQAAJ&amp;rdot=1</li>
<li>Moor, Edward. &ldquo;The Hindu Pantheon.&rdquo; London. 1810. Accessed online: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu58661581&amp;seq=7</li>
<li>Moor, Edward. &ldquo;Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms of that County. 1823. J. Loder. London. Accessed online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=6BMLAAAAQAAJ&amp;rdid=book-6BMLAAAAQAAJ&amp;rdot=1</li>
<li>Moor, Edward. &ldquo;Bealings Bells: The Suffolk Poltergeist Mystery.&rdquo; Woodbridge. John Loder. 1841. (Reprint.)</li>
<li>Moor, Edward. &ldquo;To the Editor of the Ipswich Journal.&rdquo; Ipswich Journal. March 1, 1834. https://www.newspapers.com/image/390311876/?match=1&amp;terms=Bealings&amp;search-id=adc3c27c-67f1-4077-9a3e-ee9434b6159f&amp;search-rank=6</li>
<li>Podmore, Frank. &ldquo;On Poltergeists.&rdquo; Journal of Society for Psychical Research. June 1899. https://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/wallace/zPodmore1899JSocPsyRes2.pdf</li>
<li>Stephen, Leslie, ed. &ldquo;Dictionary of National Biography.&rdquo; Volume 38. 1885-1900. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofnati38stepuoft</li>
<li>&ldquo;To the Editor of the Ipswich Journal.&rdquo; Ipswich Journal. March 8, 1834. https://www.newspapers.com/image/390311986/?match=1&amp;terms=Bealings&amp;search-id=89f037b5-7abe-4ea6-a92e-093ecb6de2e6&amp;search-rank=2</li>
<li>Willin, M. &ldquo;Trevor Hall.&rdquo; Psi Encyclopedia. 2021. https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/trevor-hall</li>
</ul>

Major Edward Moor reported strange bell ringing at his home in Great Bealings in 1834. Was it a poltergeist, a hoax, or something else?

Bealings Bells

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