THE X TRIALS - A Forensic History of the Supernatural

  • 5 reviews
  • Dissenters Chapel

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  • Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
  • Tickets from £13.20
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  • Sat, 15th Oct 2022 @ 15:30 - 17:00
  • 15:30 - 17:00

Many people believe that witches, ghosts, aliens and demons belong in the realm of folklore; that they are fantastical beings that never cross into the sensible and respectable world of government or law. However for centuries people have relied on superstitious beliefs to understand the world around them and they have attributed unexplained events to these mythical creatures. But such mysteries also demand forensic examination. The courts (and, on occasion, the government) cannot avoid a case simply because it appears to involve the supernatural. Instead, they must subject it to the same harsh, legal scrutiny as any other case. Throughout history they have been confronted by an array of strange events from witches leaking war secrets to ghosts solving their own murders. They have even considered a demon mongoose slandering a BBC employee.



Join Naomi Ryan for a close look at some of the strangest cases in legal history in which the Fortean meets the forensic, the bizarre is examined by barristers and the strange is investigated by the state, and find out whether these hallowed forums and great legal minds were able to solve the mysteries.
 
  Tickets £12 including a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Kensal Green Cemetery.

Naomi Ryan
Naomi Ryan is a criminal lawyer. After qualifying with a Masters in Law from St Catherine’s College, Oxford, she taught criminal law to undergraduates at St Hilda’s College Oxford and University College London before embarking on her career as a criminal barrister, where she both prosecuted and defended. She now works as an advisory lawyer on criminal matters within the civil service. 
        

Image credit - Naked man being attacked by little demons; watercolour by R. Cooper, approximately 1912. Public domain courtesy of Wellcome Collection.

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The X Trials

A Forensic History of the Supernatural

15:30 - 17:00 £13.20

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Dissenters Chapel, Kensal Green Cemetery, 391 Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 5AB

Nearest Station

Ladbroke Grove (Tube)


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A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
This year Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation will be hosting The London Month of the Dead, a series of 36 different events investigating the capital’s relationship with its deceased residents. Events will include a private view of the Museum of London’s bone archive, taxidermy workshops, macabre walking tours and private views and a programme of weekend death salons with talks on subjects ranging from public dissection and body snatching to reincarnation and funereal folklore. Each salon will feature a pair of speakers, authorities in fields such as osteology, forensic pathology and the paranormal, who will offer their own perspectives and insights on mortality in the city. Each year the London Month of the Dead donates 20% of all ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries. In 2017 all of the death salons and concerts will be hosted at the Dissenters and Anglican chapels at Kensal Green. In previous years the month's programme has centered around Brompton Cemetery but the chapel is now undergoing important restoration work, a project the London Month of the Dead is proud to have supported. The London Month of the Dead has been curated by a Curious Invitation and Antique Beat to inform, entertain and provoke on the subject of death and London cemeteries.

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  • Written by Sophie

    Rating: 2

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    Visited 5 months ago
    Awful. Psychic Stevie failed to contact anyone. Which is probably why he cut the show short. It was the hammiest performance I’ve seen. It was like a comedy sketch. Waste of time. Although the setting was beautiful and atmospheric.
  • Written by R

    Rating: 5

    Hunt is really good. So fascinating and engaging. I look forward to seeing him again too. So spooky because he has spoken to so many school shooters and his research tells me it can happen anytime.
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