Congratulations to my lovely @asdsdeath.bsky.social
colleagues who have chapters in this new 📖 #BookSky #DarkHeritage #DarkTourism #DeathStudies #Heritage #HelenFrisby @drdan.bsky.social @deathandculture.bsky.social 👏
colleagues who have chapters in this new 📖 #BookSky #DarkHeritage #DarkTourism #DeathStudies #Heritage #HelenFrisby @drdan.bsky.social @deathandculture.bsky.social 👏
March 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Congratulations to my lovely @asdsdeath.bsky.social
colleagues who have chapters in this new 📖 #BookSky #DarkHeritage #DarkTourism #DeathStudies #Heritage #HelenFrisby @drdan.bsky.social @deathandculture.bsky.social 👏
colleagues who have chapters in this new 📖 #BookSky #DarkHeritage #DarkTourism #DeathStudies #Heritage #HelenFrisby @drdan.bsky.social @deathandculture.bsky.social 👏
Born from alpine folklore and pagan winter solstice rites, the #krampus embody the shadow that walks beside the light. Not demons for spectacle, but living memory of european tradition, fear, and ritual. #folklore #krampuslauf #winterrites #darkheritage
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Born from alpine folklore and pagan winter solstice rites, the #krampus embody the shadow that walks beside the light. Not demons for spectacle, but living memory of european tradition, fear, and ritual. #folklore #krampuslauf #winterrites #darkheritage
#DarkHeritage News
Dreyfus statue relocated
“It’s been wandering around Paris for years...The general idea seemed to be: we’ll put it in a corner of Paris where it won’t embarrass anyone and won’t be seen and we can forget about it"
Ariel Weil mayor of Paris Central & descendent of Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus statue relocated
“It’s been wandering around Paris for years...The general idea seemed to be: we’ll put it in a corner of Paris where it won’t embarrass anyone and won’t be seen and we can forget about it"
Ariel Weil mayor of Paris Central & descendent of Alfred Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus statue to finally receive permanent home in central Paris
Sculpture of Jewish army officer wrongly accused of treason has been moved around the city for decades
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
#DarkHeritage News
Dreyfus statue relocated
“It’s been wandering around Paris for years...The general idea seemed to be: we’ll put it in a corner of Paris where it won’t embarrass anyone and won’t be seen and we can forget about it"
Ariel Weil mayor of Paris Central & descendent of Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus statue relocated
“It’s been wandering around Paris for years...The general idea seemed to be: we’ll put it in a corner of Paris where it won’t embarrass anyone and won’t be seen and we can forget about it"
Ariel Weil mayor of Paris Central & descendent of Alfred Dreyfus
Wie umgehen mit dunklem/schwierigem Erbe? Dazu ein paar Gedanken in einem kürzlich veröffentlichten Interview.
Abrufbar hier:
www.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/04...
#heritage #darkheritage #difficultheritage
www.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/04...
#heritage #darkheritage #difficultheritage
May 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Wie umgehen mit dunklem/schwierigem Erbe? Dazu ein paar Gedanken in einem kürzlich veröffentlichten Interview.
Abrufbar hier:
www.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/04...
#heritage #darkheritage #difficultheritage
www.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/04...
#heritage #darkheritage #difficultheritage
Another #DarkHeritage Story
It is five years since the statue of slave trader Sir Edward Colston was pulled from his plinth and dunked in Bristol harbour.
Now, after decades of campaigning, there is a new plaque on the statue's empty plinth explaining why.
It is five years since the statue of slave trader Sir Edward Colston was pulled from his plinth and dunked in Bristol harbour.
Now, after decades of campaigning, there is a new plaque on the statue's empty plinth explaining why.
New Plaque Appears on Colston Plinth
Edward Colston’s statue was pulled down in a Bristol protest five years ago. The act, and its implications and consequences, are still debated today
westenglandbylines.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Another #DarkHeritage Story
It is five years since the statue of slave trader Sir Edward Colston was pulled from his plinth and dunked in Bristol harbour.
Now, after decades of campaigning, there is a new plaque on the statue's empty plinth explaining why.
It is five years since the statue of slave trader Sir Edward Colston was pulled from his plinth and dunked in Bristol harbour.
Now, after decades of campaigning, there is a new plaque on the statue's empty plinth explaining why.
📣 New Podcast! "They Deleted the Truth: 10 Royal Scandals the History Books Hid From You" on @Spreaker #darkheritage #dynasticdarkness #erasedidentities #forbiddenhistory #fratricide #habsburgmystery #hiddenhistory #historicalcensorship #historydeepdive #historyunearthed #monarchysecrets
They Deleted the Truth: 10 Royal Scandals the History Books Hid From You
They Didn’t Just Bury the Bodies—They Deleted the Records.
Ever wonder why some of history’s most powerful rulers seem a bit too perfect? In this episode, we’re peeling back the gold leaf to expose the hidden history and royal cover-ups that dynasties spent centuries trying to erase. From the sanitized records of the House of Windsor to the chilling Ottoman fratricide laws and the "Cage" (The Kafes), we dive deep into the erased identities and dark heritage of the world's most famous crowns.
What we’re uncovering today:
- 🔥 The Great Qing Purge: How the Siku Quanshu project was actually a massive book-burning operation to silence dissent.
- 🏰 Forbidden City Scandals: The concubine power struggles and palace intrigues that never made it into the official scrolls.
- 🩸 The Habsburg Mystery: The horrifying physical and mental toll of inbreeding, hidden behind the "holy bloodline" narrative and historical censorship.
- 🕌 The Blue Mosque Scandal: Why Sultan Ahmed I used massive architecture to distract from a collapsing throne.
We explore the human cost of the crown, contrasting the illicit royal affairs and political blunders against the polished portraits we see in museums. If you've ever felt like the history books were missing a page, you’re right. This is the version they didn't tell you—optimized for those who seek the unfiltered truth about the human reality behind the throne.
✨ Love a good scandal? Hit that follow button, leave a 5-star review to help us fight the algorithm of silence, and share this with someone who thinks history is boring. Let’s unearth the truth together! 🎙️
www.spreaker.com
August 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
📣 New Podcast! "They Deleted the Truth: 10 Royal Scandals the History Books Hid From You" on @Spreaker #darkheritage #dynasticdarkness #erasedidentities #forbiddenhistory #fratricide #habsburgmystery #hiddenhistory #historicalcensorship #historydeepdive #historyunearthed #monarchysecrets
#DarkHeritage News
Community focussed practice Freehaus will lead the project to design a memorial to the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire and the communities effected.
The proposed design is expected to be presented in 2027, the 10th anniversary of the notoriously avoidable disaster.
Community focussed practice Freehaus will lead the project to design a memorial to the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire and the communities effected.
The proposed design is expected to be presented in 2027, the 10th anniversary of the notoriously avoidable disaster.
Architect chosen for Grenfell Tower memorial
A team led by up-and-coming practice Freehaus has been selected to co-develop the proposed Grenfell Tower memorial, working with the bereaved and survivor families of the 2017 tragedy
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#DarkHeritage News
Community focussed practice Freehaus will lead the project to design a memorial to the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire and the communities effected.
The proposed design is expected to be presented in 2027, the 10th anniversary of the notoriously avoidable disaster.
Community focussed practice Freehaus will lead the project to design a memorial to the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire and the communities effected.
The proposed design is expected to be presented in 2027, the 10th anniversary of the notoriously avoidable disaster.
Memorialisation and #DarkHeritage News
FBI Director Kash Patel took a VIP snorkeling trip to the wreck of USS Arizona, where visits are normally limited to National Parks Service surveys and the interment of the ashes of veterans of the battleship, which is the memorial to 1177 US navy personnel.
FBI Director Kash Patel took a VIP snorkeling trip to the wreck of USS Arizona, where visits are normally limited to National Parks Service surveys and the interment of the ashes of veterans of the battleship, which is the memorial to 1177 US navy personnel.
Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial
Government emails obtained by The Associated Press show that FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” session last summer at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
apnews.com
May 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Memorialisation and #DarkHeritage News
FBI Director Kash Patel took a VIP snorkeling trip to the wreck of USS Arizona, where visits are normally limited to National Parks Service surveys and the interment of the ashes of veterans of the battleship, which is the memorial to 1177 US navy personnel.
FBI Director Kash Patel took a VIP snorkeling trip to the wreck of USS Arizona, where visits are normally limited to National Parks Service surveys and the interment of the ashes of veterans of the battleship, which is the memorial to 1177 US navy personnel.
The #HauntedAmericaConference returns to #Alton, #Illinois this June for its 29th year, a river town where a Civil War prison left over 1,500 documented dead.
Its #DarkHeritage rests on that record, not reputation, which is what gives the #ParanormalResearch its weight.
Its #DarkHeritage rests on that record, not reputation, which is what gives the #ParanormalResearch its weight.
Haunted America Conference Returns to Alton’s Dead – Atmostfear Entertainment
The Haunted America Conference returns to Alton, Illinois in June 2026, where a documented record of Civil War death anchors serious paranormal research.
www.atmostfear-entertainment.com
June 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The #HauntedAmericaConference returns to #Alton, #Illinois this June for its 29th year, a river town where a Civil War prison left over 1,500 documented dead.
Its #DarkHeritage rests on that record, not reputation, which is what gives the #ParanormalResearch its weight.
Its #DarkHeritage rests on that record, not reputation, which is what gives the #ParanormalResearch its weight.
How to handle #DarkHeritage? - First reaction towards #UnwantedMonuments usually is ... to get rid of them.
Due to its history, there are a number of such examples in #Germany.
Here‘s, however, an interesting approach from #Hamburg: Preservation - with additional #context.
Due to its history, there are a number of such examples in #Germany.
Here‘s, however, an interesting approach from #Hamburg: Preservation - with additional #context.
December 2, 2024 at 5:10 AM
How to handle #DarkHeritage? - First reaction towards #UnwantedMonuments usually is ... to get rid of them.
Due to its history, there are a number of such examples in #Germany.
Here‘s, however, an interesting approach from #Hamburg: Preservation - with additional #context.
Due to its history, there are a number of such examples in #Germany.
Here‘s, however, an interesting approach from #Hamburg: Preservation - with additional #context.
#DarkHeritage Tourism News
US NTSB report finds poor engineering doomed OceanGate's Titan submersible and loose international.voluntary guidance and inadequate US rules for small passenger vessels doomed its passengers, enabling OceanGate to represent paying passengers as "Mission Specialists".
US NTSB report finds poor engineering doomed OceanGate's Titan submersible and loose international.voluntary guidance and inadequate US rules for small passenger vessels doomed its passengers, enabling OceanGate to represent paying passengers as "Mission Specialists".
Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials
The submersible disappeared from sensors on its journey to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#DarkHeritage Tourism News
US NTSB report finds poor engineering doomed OceanGate's Titan submersible and loose international.voluntary guidance and inadequate US rules for small passenger vessels doomed its passengers, enabling OceanGate to represent paying passengers as "Mission Specialists".
US NTSB report finds poor engineering doomed OceanGate's Titan submersible and loose international.voluntary guidance and inadequate US rules for small passenger vessels doomed its passengers, enabling OceanGate to represent paying passengers as "Mission Specialists".
In the latest #WatchingBrief, #DarkHeritage, #DarkTourism and #Archaeology as @mrsoup.bsky.social and @andybrockman.bsky.social look at the most recent avoidable tragedy involving the world's most famous shipwreck #Titanic, the loss of the #Titan submersible.
#archaeologynews #watchingbrief #titanic
#archaeologynews #watchingbrief #titanic
OceanGate, Titan, Titanic: Lessons & Search for Justice!
YouTube video by The Watching Brief
youtu.be
August 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In the latest #WatchingBrief, #DarkHeritage, #DarkTourism and #Archaeology as @mrsoup.bsky.social and @andybrockman.bsky.social look at the most recent avoidable tragedy involving the world's most famous shipwreck #Titanic, the loss of the #Titan submersible.
#archaeologynews #watchingbrief #titanic
#archaeologynews #watchingbrief #titanic
#DarkHeritage & #Memorialisation News
The announcement of the winning design in the RIBA organised competition to design a Grenfell Tower memorial has been delayed and could now come as late as November.
The announcement of the winning design in the RIBA organised competition to design a Grenfell Tower memorial has been delayed and could now come as late as November.
Grenfell memorial winner announcement is delayed
The naming of a winner for the Grenfell Tower memorial design contest has slipped back, while, separately, the government has set out details of the tower’s deconstruction
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#DarkHeritage & #Memorialisation News
The announcement of the winning design in the RIBA organised competition to design a Grenfell Tower memorial has been delayed and could now come as late as November.
The announcement of the winning design in the RIBA organised competition to design a Grenfell Tower memorial has been delayed and could now come as late as November.
#DarkHeritage News
With permanent memoriaisation undecided and currently a constant reminder on London's skyline of one of the most egregious, avoidable tragedies in UK public housing, it will take two years and cost £12.25m, to deconstruct Grenfell Tower under a contract announced by GOVUK.
With permanent memoriaisation undecided and currently a constant reminder on London's skyline of one of the most egregious, avoidable tragedies in UK public housing, it will take two years and cost £12.25m, to deconstruct Grenfell Tower under a contract announced by GOVUK.
Demolition contractor to take down Grenfell tower under £12m deal
Work set to take two years to complete
www.bdonline.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#DarkHeritage News
With permanent memoriaisation undecided and currently a constant reminder on London's skyline of one of the most egregious, avoidable tragedies in UK public housing, it will take two years and cost £12.25m, to deconstruct Grenfell Tower under a contract announced by GOVUK.
With permanent memoriaisation undecided and currently a constant reminder on London's skyline of one of the most egregious, avoidable tragedies in UK public housing, it will take two years and cost £12.25m, to deconstruct Grenfell Tower under a contract announced by GOVUK.