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Ghost Stories | Murder in the Castle

Ghost Stories | Murder in the Castle

Update: 2024-10-171
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On 18th March AD 978 at Corfe Castle in Dorset, a 16-year-old boy was brutally stabbed in the back and died shortly after. That boy was the teenage king, Edward the Martyr. But who was the murderer, or murderers? 





Join James Grasby and author Anna Groves on this Halloween historical Whodunnit, as they try and figure out who committed the regicide, with the help of some other worldly encounters.



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Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts 



Production

Hosts : James Grasby and Anna Groves

Producers : Pippa Tilbury-Harris and Nikki Ruck

Sound Design: Jesus Gomez

Actor voices :

Caitlin Packer, Ethan Hughes, Louise Bray, Mark Powell courtesy of Prime Theatre



Discover More

If you’d like to read more about the ghosts of the National Trust, you can purchase Anna Groves’ book, ‘Britain’s Ghosts’ here:

https://shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/national-trust-britain-s-ghosts.html



To find out more about Corfe Castle including details for visiting, please click here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle



If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk  
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Ghost Stories | Murder in the Castle

Ghost Stories | Murder in the Castle

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