Dreaming Murder in Parliament #9: Mr Fox Speaks (or Lies)! November 5, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
***Many interesting comments on the Perceval case, particularly from Bob S who has done far better at digging out rare sources than Beach. Here is one that passed Strange History by completely but that Bob happily picked up*** Here is yet another source for the Williams dream from The autobiography of Sir John Rennie by […]
Dreaming Murder in Parliament 7#: Perceval Speaks! October 23, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
***For all previous posts on the Perceval Dream follow this link*** In one of the many modern books that describe the Williams’ dream this strange addition to the legend is included. Get ready for a laugh. A week later, Spencer Perceval himself had a very disturbing dream. After he shared with his family the nightmare […]
Dreaming Murder in Parliament #6: The Bude Kirk Rumours October 20, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
Now consider this strange little annex, in Lang. One very curious circumstance in connection with the assassination of Mr. Perceval has never been noticed. A rumour or report of the deed reached Bude Kirk, a village near Annan, on the night of Sunday, May 10, a day before the crime was committed! This was stated […]
Dreaming Murder in Parliament #2: The Event October 9, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
Any study of the psychic dream that supposedly/allegedly accompanied the death of Spencer Percival in 1812 needs some background: most studies get straight to the dream and skip over the whos and whats of the assassination, which have some intriguing aspects in themselves. Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) was a Tory statesman who had served as Chancellor […]
