"Ghost" spotted at Hampton Court, Britain

[Setari]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3760119/

LONDON - Are there ghostly goings-on at Henry VIII�s palace, or is that hazy image of a fellow in fancy robes just a bit of Christmas cheer?

Closed-circuit security cameras at Hampton Court Palace, the huge Tudor castle outside London, seem to have snagged an ethereal visitor. Could it be a ghost?

�We�re baffled too � it�s not a joke, we haven�t manufactured it,� said Vikki Wood, a Hampton Court spokeswoman, when asked if the photo the palace released was a Christmas hoax. �We genuinely don�t know who it is or what it is.�

Wood said security guards had seen the figure in closed-circuit television footage after checking it to see who kept leaving open one of the palace�s fire doors.

In the still photograph, the figure of a man in a robelike garment is shown stepping from the shadowy doorway, one arm reaching out for the door handle.

The area around the man is somewhat blurred, and his face appears unnaturally white compared with his outstretched hand.

�It was incredibly spooky because the face just didn�t look human,� said James Faukes, one of the palace security guards.

�My first reaction was that someone was having a laugh, so I asked my colleagues to take a look. We spoke to our costumed guides, but they don�t own a costume like that worn by the figure. It is actually quite unnerving,� Faukes said.

Popular tourist attraction
The palace, built in 1525 on the River Thames 10 miles west of central London, is a popular tourist attraction and some of the guides wear costumes of the Tudor period.

Wood said she was hoping people would come forward with similar stories and try to explain the figure.

The palace has been the scene of many dramatic royal events, and already is supposed to have a few ghosts.

King Henry VIII�s third wife, Jane Seymour, died there giving birth to a son, and her ghost is said to walk through one of the cobbled courtyards carrying a candle.

Her son, Edward, had a nurse called Sibell Penn who was buried in the palace grounds in 1562. In 1829 her tomb was disturbed by building work, and around the same time an odd whirring noise began to be heard in the southwest wing of the palace. When workmen traced the strange sounds to a brick wall, they uncovered a small forgotten room containing an old spinning wheel, just like the one Penn used to use.

Henry�s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, condemned for adultery, was held at the palace under house arrest before her execution at the Tower of London. An 1897 book about the palace says she was reportedly seen, dressed in white and floating down one of the galleries uttering unearthly shrieks.

The palace was once a prison for King Charles I, who later was beheaded, and then home to his nemesis Oliver Cromwell, who briefly ruled when Britain was for a short time a republic.

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[Ait'al]

that pic is so edited ><Thats pretty obvious. to blocky lol

[Dharkbayne]

Originally Posted by Setari

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3760119/

� 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Tsk tsk...

[Setari]

dont get legal on me now

plus its technically not REdistributed since i included the copyright and didnt claim it as mine

[Corrosion]

its grown up Casper!

[Fragmatic]

Right, I want to get this clear

THERE IS NO SUCH PLACE AS BRITAIN!

This is not the middle ages, we are called ENGLAND now, and we are inside the UNITED KINGDOM

Now edit your post accordingly before I bludgeon you to death with a large trout! [B]

[Vick]

sry that was me

[BUGGER]

Ghost are real. I've seen my ghost before.


But really, I gota whole bunch of ghost storys if any of yall wana hear them.

[Mr1337Duck]

Sure, make a post of 'em.

[Acaila]

ph34r teh r34p3r!

[Jaged]

Originally Posted by Fragmatic

Right, I want to get this clear

THERE IS NO SUCH PLACE AS BRITAIN!

This is not the middle ages, we are called ENGLAND now, and we are inside the UNITED KINGDOM

Now edit your post accordingly before I bludgeon you to death with a large trout! [B]

Not true, I have a friend who lived in Scotland most of his life, and he always said that Britain was a group of three or so countries. I think it was Scotland, England, and maybe Wales or something. Actually, I honestly can't remember what countries it was, but I know Britain does exist.

[Rayder]

I forget wether or not Great Britain was England or not. I don't think it was, because Scotland and England are next to eachother and GB was not I believe. Whatever, they all ahve the same accent.

[Fragmatic]

Great Britain = United Kingdom = England + Scotland + Wales + Ireland

Therefor Britain is not a country, therefor, don't call it Britain

end of

[Jaged]

Therefore, if this story happened in England, it also happened in Britain. He was right in using Britian in the title.

[Fragmatic]

No, because it's not Britain, tis Great Britain, but as I said, nobody ever calls it that anymore

It was me in fancy dress anyway, I live pretty close to Hampton Court Palace