Author Archives: Lenora

About Lenora

I love history and the supernatural. My blog is about the dark side of history and odd goings on!

Holkham Hall: an English Arcadia

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Lenora

Originally posted on The Haunted Palace:
Holkham Hall (South Face), Norfolk. Image by James Blakeley That an Englishman’s home is his castle, is a well used phrase about the English love affair with their own bricks and mortar.  But in…

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Kelso to Kirk Yetholm Common Riding July 20 2013

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Lenora

The Scottish town of Kelso has a mass horse-riding event, established in 1937 by JohnScott provost of Kelso, as part of Kelso Civic Week.  It was inaugurated so that Kelso like many other Scottish Towns can have what is known … Continue reading →

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Whitby Goth Weekend

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Lenora

I love Whitby Goth Weekend, unfortunately I didn’t make it this year, so here are a few images from previous years… See more of my Whitby pictures at my blog http://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/whitby-goth-weekend/

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Images of Egypt

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Lenora

A Cruise down the Nile Ozymandias “I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown … Continue reading →

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