Kings and queens are not exempt from visitations of the supernatural; indeed, a large number of royal…
- Date of account
- Early twentieth century
- Source
- True Ghost Stories
- Reference
- True Ghost Stories · selected passage 71
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
Kings and queens are not exempt from visitations of the supernatural; indeed, a large number of royal dignitaries have seen "ghosts," and have been haunted by specters in as unpleasant a manner as any ordinary mortal
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyKings and queens are not exempt from visitations of the supernatural; indeed, a large number of royal dignitaries have seen "ghosts," and have been haunted by specters in as unpleasant a manner as any ordinary mortal. Were we to hunt through the pages of history, we should find many of these--some of which it will doubtless be of interest to give at some future time. The following account is taken from the _Annals of the Kingdom of Scotland_, and is told in queer old English, with long 's's,' and so on, making it very hard to read in the original! I interpret it into modern English as best I can, maintaining its form:
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis comes from historical psychical research. Methods, witness handling and standards of evidence differ from present-day research and should be assessed from the cited passage and edition.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThe passage can support a history of claims and recurring descriptions. It does not establish a paranormal mechanism, and competing psychological, social and physical explanations remain relevant.
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