The skeleton of Joan Wytte (1775-1813) was part of the exhibit at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle in England for 40 years. Joan Wytte was known as the “Fighting Fairy Woman” because of her aggressive demeanor and small stature. … Read More ›
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The skeleton of this 18th century underworld kingpin can be seen at a museum in London
Jonathan Wild (abt 1682 – 24 May 1725) was an eighteenth century English gang leader who worked both sides of the legal system as the “Thief-Taker General” and underworld kingpin. Before England had a police force, thief-takers captured criminals and either handed… Read More ›
The notable skeleton of “The Cramond Murderer”
The skeleton of William Burke has a less famous neighbor at the Edinburgh University’s Anatomy Museum, the articulated skeleton of John Howison, “The Cramond Murderer.” Howison was accused of entering the home of a woman in Cramond, a suburb of… Read More ›
The bones from dozens of cadavers were used to create these 18th century anatomical wax models
Museo di Palazzo Poggi was founded in 1714 to house the Instituto dell Scienze of Bologna. The Anatomical and Obstetrics Collection is located at the Palazzo Poggi and includes eerie rare 18th century anatomical wax works. Some of these wax… Read More ›
The skeletal remains of the ‘Irish Giant’ at the Hunterian
Charles Byrne (1761–1783) worked as a “freak” known as “the Irish Giant” at the Cox Museum in London in the 1780’s. It was rumored that he was so tall that he could light his pipe from a street lamp. During… Read More ›
The relics of this secular saint are on display in a science museum
When I hear the phrase scientific relic I think of obsolete technology, not actual human remains belonging to prominent scientists. But the bones of Galileo on display in a reliquary in a museum in Florence Italy are given the same… Read More ›
The Thanksgiving of 1610 was a celebration of the end of the “Starving Time” and cannibalism
Although many Americans associate the first Thanksgiving to a 1621 celebration at Plymouth, Thanksgiving services were routine in the future Commonwealth of Virginia as early as 1607. In fact, the first permanent settlement of Jamestown, Virginia held a Thanksgiving prayer… Read More ›
The Skeleton Of Elizabeth Brownrigg, 18th Century Murderer
By all accounts, Elizabeth Browrigg (1720-1767) was a respected midwife who was married to a painter and led a normal middle-class life…until she went all American Horror Story. Because of her status in her community, The London Foundling Hospital gave… Read More ›
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