Two Screaming Skulls
2026-10-07 · 33 min · 14 entities
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Link in episode "Two Screaming Skulls": https://historytoday.com/archive/feature/exclusion-crisis-challenging-james-iis-right-rule
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Link in episode "Two Screaming Skulls": https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1296177?section=official-list-entry
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Link in episode "Two Screaming Skulls": https://pocketmags.com/us/psychic-news-magazine/october-2021/articles/britain-s-haunted-skulls?srsltid=AU7gw4XzpYKPL3Gr5erHXG9udfTa62VhFURg_DaM9wBGEqMGPwm4YI-G
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Link in episode "Two Screaming Skulls": https://pocketmags.com/us/psychic-news-magazine/october-2021/articles/britain-s-haunted-skulls?srsltid=AU7gw4XzpYKPL3Gr5erHXG9udfTa62VhFURg_DaM9wBGEqMGPwm4YI-G
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Link in episode "Two Screaming Skulls": https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1296177?section=official-list-entry
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Link in episode "Two Screaming Skulls": https://pocketmags.com/us/psychic-news-magazine/october-2021/articles/britain-s-haunted-skulls?srsltid=AU7gw4XzpYKPL3Gr5erHXG9udfTa62VhFURg_DaM9wBGEqMGPwm4YI-G
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Episode description as stored
Screaming skull lore is something that is unique to Britain, though specific skull lore varies. The first episode has roots in the English Civil war, and the second is tied to colonialism in the Caribbean and the slave trade.
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