One of the most celebrated quatrains of Nostradamus is found in the earliest edition of the Centuries, published at Lyons in 1555. Quatrain 35 of the First Centuries immediately lifted him into celebrity. Nostradamus announced the quatrain as a prediction to King Henri II himself, several years before the “accident" happened in the summer of 1559...

Despite warnings from Nostradamus and the Queen, Catherine de Medici, the King of France, Henri II, insisted on taking part in a three-day tournament to celebrate the forthcoming double marriage of his sister and his daughter to, respectively, the Duke of Savoy and King Philip II of Spain.

Was the death of Henri II the result of a conspiracy?

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/nostrada...

Killtown's Secret Archive is an organization that will cease to exist when the cyber stalker "Killtown" is found. The Secret Archive has no issue with Killtown's research, it's his behavior that they call deplorable: "He has bullied and harassed people for years online." The goal of the Secret Archive is to destroy Killtown's ability to attack people:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Killtown-the-Cyb...

The old burial ground of Bachelor’s Grove, Illinois has been the site of countless ghost stories. Headstones seem to move at will and at night, the spirits of the dead often materialize to walk the grounds. There are over 100 reports of strange phenomena, unexplained sights and sounds, even glowing balls of light... But the most famous apparition is that of a White Lady, the Madonna of Bachelor's Grove, also because of the picture taken from her...

http://ghoststorywriter.blogspot.com/201...

Nineteenth century spiritualist author Florence Marryat, delightfully ranting "On Scepticism":

"There are two classes of people who have done more harm to the cause of Spiritualism than the testimony of all the scientists has done good, and those are the enthusiasts and the sceptics."

Full Rant:
http://ghoststorywriter.blogspot.com/201...

The charming town of St. Wolfgang on the sparkling blue Wolgangsee, nestling like a picture postcard scene at the foot of the towering Schafberg, is a resort for mountain climbers in summer skiers in winter. It has a romantic atmosphere which probably inspired Franz Lehar to write “The Merry Widow” there and it is but a short distance from Mayerling, where the discovery of the bodies of Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the Austrian throne, and his sweetheart, Maria Vetsera, became one of the greatest unsolved romantic tragedies in history.

And it is said that soon after Margot von Ober came to the Schloss, she began seducing the young men of the town... She was insatiable in her demands, people called her a "nymphomaniac vampire"... Is it only a legend or...?

Read More:
http://paranormal-supernatural.blogspot....

In one of Wiltshire’s most stately houses, that of Littlecote, a wicked man has left his ghostly marks in the old rooms. In the corridors and staircases you can still hear silent whispers of a secret murder. For more than two centuries Littlecote Hall, near Hungerford, was owned by the Darell family… who beghosted the house and the entire neighbourhood…

In the 20th century the Wills family was living in Littlecote. It was Major George Wills who told the tale of how his dog began to bark in the middle of the night, awaking the whole household. The animal stood in front of the bedroom door, its hair standing on end, quivering in terror – while the Major saw this woman pass by, wringing her hands, appearing to be looking for someone...

Full story:
http://socyberty.com/paranormal/haunted-...

One of the most legendary and well known characters from all over the world is Robin Hood, whose exploits have been described in books, films, TV shows, even computer games. But what is the truth about this man of mystery? Russell Crowe plays the fictional movie character in an exciting manner, but the real Robin Hood is still far more exciting than any fantastical Hollywood Film.

"Did Robin Hood, Maid Marion and the Outlaws really exist? Where did these tales originate from? What is the amazing truth to the Legend and Myth?" These are the fascinating questions raised in a new film of best-selling author and award-winning filmmaker Philip Gardiner...

More information and video trailers:
http://historicalmysterywriter.blogspot....

In her book on spiritualism, "There Is No Death" (1891), Florence Marryat recounts some awesome ghostly encounters she experienced herself, with:

* A Spirit Announcing His Death (http://ghoststorywriter.blogspot.com/200...)

* The Spirit of the Flemish Woman in the Cap of Mechlin Lace
(http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...)

* The Spirit of the Man Who Committed Suicide (http://www.xomba.com/spirit_man_who_comm...)

* The Spirit of a Victorian Actress, Alive & Kicking in the Stalls (http://www.bukisa.com/articles/197753_th...)

They say I am no more

than a ghost, just passing by -

but did you see me

grasping the iron bars

of the Resurrection Cemetery?

Did you see me pulling them apart

and blackening them with the scorch marks

of my infuriated fingerprints,

sealed in the green bronze?

Full story:
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Ballad-of-Re...

There are far more "Doomsday Chronicles" than the ones that are hyped now, featuring Nostradamus or the Mayan Calendar. They mostly regenerate very ancient symbols of religion, myth and magic and they don't forecast necessarily an Apocalypse 2012 scenario.

One of the finest examples is Merlin's Doomsday Prophecy... But the good old wizard of the Arthurian legends has left us some other really fascinating predictions for the present era too...

Full article:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Merlins-Doomsday...