C.R. Berry
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The mystery of Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony
Born August 18th 1587, Virginia Dare was the first English child born in America. However, she was also part of the ill-fated Roanoke Colony, which mysteriously disappeared around the time of the Spanish Armada and thereafter became known as the “Lost Colony”… In 1584, Queen Elizabeth I instructed Sir Walter Raleigh to establish an English… Read more
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“She is not my mummy.” Madeleine McCann spotted in Amsterdam
In May 2007, Madeleine McCann disappeared. A few days later, Dutch shop assistant Anna Stam had a disquieting conversation with a little English girl called “Maddie”, who came into her shop and claimed the woman she was with had snatched her… On 3rd May 2007, the still unexplained disappearance of Madeleine McCann sparked the same… Read more
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Is Russia secretly controlling Hungary’s every move?
Who controls Hungary? Is it the Hungarian government in Budapest? Or is the ‘power behind the throne’ truly wielded by Russia’s controversial president, Vladimir Putin? Ah, Hungary. Your history reads like a series of unfortunate events, which I got to learn about when I visited the capital, Budapest, a few weeks ago. In 1241, Hungary… Read more
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Strange but true? The green children of Woolpit
The quaint little English village of Woolpit in Suffolk is home to a mysterious legend. In the 12th century, two nameless children showed up there out of the blue. They spoke an unknown language, ate only raw beans and their skin was green. Were they aliens? Demons? Time travellers? Sick children suffering from chlorosis? … Read more
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The real mysteries that inspired “Game of Thrones”
A lot of the intrigue, conspiracy and political machinations in Game of Thrones come straight out of our own history books. This week I’m looking at some unsolved historical mysteries that inspired George R. R. Martin, author of the book series on which Game of Thrones is based… WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Martin’s A Song… Read more
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The truth about Amelia Earhart lies inside a top-secret briefcase
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic, is to this day the most famous unexplained disappearance in US history. But could a secret briefcase be the key to what happened to her? In July 1937, during an attempt to fly around the world, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan,… Read more
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Book Review – Library of the Dead by Glenn Cooper
So this week’s blog was supposed to be a little look into Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, but due to unscheduled busyness, I’m putting that back to next week. Instead I’m reviewing a conspiracy thriller novel I recently finished — Glenn Cooper’s Library of the Dead. FULL SPOILERS AHEAD… Will Piper is an FBI agent and serial… Read more
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Time travel in Times Square? The strange case of Rudolph Fentz
When people go missing, does anyone ever think that they might’ve fallen through time? Of course not, because time travel’s impossible… isn’t it? In 1950, a man in Victorian-era clothes was spotted in Times Square, New York City. Witnesses who saw him said he looked startled and disoriented, like he didn’t know where he was.… Read more
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Is that really Mary Magdalene in Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”?
Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting, The Last Supper, continues to be hotly debated. Does it really depict Mary Magdalene instead of John the Apostle, thereby subtly revealing the Catholic Church’s biggest and most arduously kept secret? Let’s have a gander at the evidence… Hello all! After a short break, the blog is back, and this… Read more
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Who murdered Superman?
We all thought the Man of Steel was impervious to bullets, but in 1959, we were proved wrong. George Reeves, the first man to play Superman on TV in the 1952 series Adventures of Superman, was shot dead in his bedroom. Officially ruled a suicide, Superman’s death remains shrouded in mystery… George Reeves donned Superman’s… Read more
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