Blind Spot: Babes in the Wailing Wood
This investigation into a nursery rhyme and whether it was inspired by a true crime or a folk legend was prompted by a digression in the last episode on the Green Children of Woolpit, and it turned ou...
12 Juni 201824min
The Lost Youth of St. Martin's Land, or Woolpit's Green Children
In this episode, we study a ubiquitous folk tradition, the Green Children of Woolpit, First we consider its origins and its transmission through the ages, evaluating the qualities that seem to identif...
29 Maj 201842min
Blind Spot: The Beloved Disciple and the Authorship of John
A brief look at a New Testament mystery, this one is not only a companion piece to the last episode on the Man in the Iron Mask, being that it's also about a historically unidentified person, but also...
15 Maj 201825min
Eustache Dauger, the Secret Prisoner in the Velveteen Mask (aka the Man in the Iron Mask)
I lead an investigation into the legend of the Man in the Iron Mask, tracing the lore as it evolved and looking into all the usual suspects. Visit the Historical Blindness blog for imagery and links t...
1 Maj 201837min
Blind Spot: The Secret of Rennes-le-Château and Abbé Saunière’s Riches
Continuing my investigation of the mystery profiled in the last episode, I take a closer look at the riddle of Abbé Saunière’s wealth and the legends of treasure at Rennes-le-Château. I explore the su...
17 Apr 201822min
The Priory of Sion and the Quest for the Holy Grail, or Lincoln's Links and Plantard's Plans
A look at a historical mystery that spiderwebs into hoax and pseudo-history, involving hidden treasure, ancient codes, secret societies, and a cover-up to obscure the true Easter story. Learn more abo...
3 Apr 201839min
The Marian Apparition of Guadalupe and Her Fantastical Portrait
In this episode, we study of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the legend of the Marian apparition behind it. As with our study of the Turin Shroud, we look closely at the miraculous claims about...
20 Mars 201830min
The Turin Shroud: Divine Likeness or Bogus Relic?
In this episode, we take a look at the most studied artifact in history: the cloth said to be the burial shroud of Christ, which bears a mysterious image believed by many to be his wounded body. Lear...
6 Mars 201834min
