So refreshing to find someone on KZfaq who actually does proper research of their own instead of just regurgitating what they've heard/read elsewhere. Kudos, and keep up the good work!

Our damp, cold little island is so rich with tales of hauntings and unsolved mysteries. We've got a real culture for the gruesome and supernatural here in Britain, every town in the UK has it's own ghost stories and historical cases. Some are just local legend but others are definitely real, some are in that grey area between because of a lack of written recordings of the time period. There are some areas of forest in the UK known as the "screaming woods" because sometimes you can hear ghostly screams coming from somewhere in the trees. Urban ghost stories are fascinating because it's a blend of old england and modern cities being built on top of them, in particular stories such as ghosts in the tube stations and hauntings around the cemetery in London that is in the middle of a roundabout. I remember reading a long time ago about a funeral train that used a secret line of the tube and abandoned platforms to carry corpses back and forth between hospitals and disposal sites during times of disease and war, it's been closed for a long time but a few brave urban explorers still occasionally get inside and have a look around. It's weird riding around on the tube and thinking you could be mere metres away from disused, haunted railways and tunnels. Very interesting stuff. Apparently lots of cities all over the UK and Europe have systems of catacombs beneath them that haven't been used for at least a hundred years but still exist, I know Edinburgh is very popular with the explorers and at one time a hidden room full of skeletons was found in the catacombs near the river Thames. Things like that were used by smugglers and criminals so I bet there's lots of treasures/atrocities hidden deep under the cities, and normal people are just walking around doing their 9-5 business none the wiser a few feet above.

That's amazing they let you in and gave their take on the story. Great vid!

I can’t get enough of this crazy Curious World.

Nicely done. I always like your presentation, clearly stating what is historical record vs. theory/folklore. It comes across as much more professional and believable. Kudos!

Great, researched story. You did a stellar history lesson.

Incredible production and story. Your audio and visual editing is unparalleled on this platform

Came across your page by chance I totally enjoy learning and you deliver! Thank you for the uploads, Watching from NSW Australia.

Your research, plus the way you relate the information on this case is superb. I hope Mr. Keyton sees this video. I'm sure it would verify that his decision to allow a photograph of the skull was a proper one due to your professionalism and respectful dealings of the facts in this particular case. Cheers!

well done sir. it is not often you see things on you tube that actually are this concise. I especially like that you were both able to show the actual Skull (being the primary evidence to the story) and maintain a respectful reverence to the deceased wishes and the current residents.

leave the gentleman alone and keep his wishes

This is why I love your channel, you make awesome videos, and we actually got to see the skull. No filler, no begging for subs, just a great story. I also love the great pics you shared of the old English architecture.

Lad, I have just come to know your site and like it.. I am a history nutter and live in the US.. I am jealous of you folk that live in the lands of history.. While we do have a rich history of our own you all live in the places where civilized history is all around you..Thank you for sharing your rich history with me..

Fantastic field work. And quite lovely of Mr and Mrs Kerton to actually letting you in their home.

thats so awesome that you were able to visit them and actually see the skull! just found your channel and i'm loving it, great work!!

I can see now who you meant when you talked about meeting a man who was a great source of first-hand information. This case clearly required some sensitive diplomacy.

That story reminds me of the most fascinating books I read as a child growing up in the northwest corner of Washington, USA. Our small, isolated town hidden away in the middle of a huge forest did have a library, and books about the spooky tales, ghosts and poltergeists of England were my very favorite. This video brought some hidden, 50 year-old memories back to the surface. Great work!

One of my favourite stories ☺ Read about it years ago in some old ghostie book.Great presentation as always 😀 Many Thanks ☺

This was BRILLIANT! More videos like this especially any in Somerset!!!

Just wanted to say thanks for uploading such well researched and structured videos. this one was brilliant

"He asked that they remove his head, and keep it above ground in their home." Uh... Okay Grandpa. You got it.

Dude, thank you for these videos. keep them coming. great job!

Thank you for a thought provoking and interesting video. So good to see these local history peices being documented and circulated to a wider audience. We are lucky to live in a country with such a rich treasury of legends and stories.

Excellent! I love this channel!! And I think it's awesome that you, Curious World, were able to sweet-talk your way into getting those pics. You must be a charmer! Keep up the great work!

As always, great video. The stories you feature are always well researched, honestly reported, and beautifully filmed. Thank you!

Magnificent job, CW!!!!! And the accompanying photos are simply divine. Absolutely gorgeous. THANK YOU. INDEED

My favourite one so far. Great work, I love the channel.

Love your channel. Thank you for your hard work.

Enjoyable content as always. Thanks for taking the time to make these.

Wow! I love that you actually went there and spoke with the owners, even getting permission to take a picture. How awesome! Do it again! I mean, not bother them, but do more research when possible. The interaction with reality is amazing! Thank you!

Excellent job! Love your channel!

Always interesting watching your videos, I feel like it's always something that hasn't been covered by a lot of other youtubers and you have such a good professional approach. Also, love the theory you proposed about his sister, seems legit if the homeowners say the skull doesn't really do anything on its own. Great video! ^^

@1:45 nice painting, checkout battle cat. Doesn't pick sides just wants to spill blood. Trust me, I know cats.

This channel is excellent !

Excellent story and very interesting subject. I especially liked that you listed your sources and expressed your gratitude at the end. I subscribed. I'm looking forward to more good videos!

Instant Subscriber, really impressed by your research, journalistic approach and measured telling. Really looking forward to more! Thanks so much.

Thank you for all your interesting videos!

Fascinating story. Thanks for sharing all the images-I love seeing the age on those buildings.

Excellent work! Thank you for original, researched material.

I absolutely love your Chanel thank you so much for this great upload and all your other awesome videos keep them coming thank you

Excellent video!!! So glad I've found your channel!! Thank you...✨🎄☃️❄️

Best channel on YT have watched this vid a few times now. Love the opening and closing with the creaking tree. Nice touch. Fan here in Dublin :)

What an interesting story. I love that you do your own research. Very enjoyable channel 😊

wow, that was very kind of them to let you in and take a picture of it! cool to see them have so much respect for someone who died so long ago.

I have a lot of respect for you and your research efforts.

O wow!! One of your best stories!

Oh my. I'm glad I found this channel!

I had a book of ghost stories as a child, that had the tale of Theophilus Broome in it which always fascinated me. I really enjoyed finding out more about him, and that he's still in the farm!

love the english accent. from america. god bless, brother.

Thank you for the wonderful experience in being able to travel to and see marvelous things. May that man's soul rest in peace.

I enjoy your videos very much. Great job researching and the Kevin McLeod music is beautiful

This is the first of your videos I watch. This is awesome 👏💕💀💕👏

Really well made video and a story that i haven't heard before too!

awesome video! it's nice finding out new stories.

wOw. Thank you, for presenting these fascinating past events surrounding Mr. Broome, taking us into the village, and showing us the head that made Theophilus famous to this day!

Interesting story and very well done video . Thanks .

Very interesting. Thank you so much.

Cromwell's skull is all that remains. his body was disposed of and no one knows what happened to it. so the skull is all that remains.

Wow this was so good it is so sad he had to fear he would be beheaded by his enemy in death. I kinda agree on your theory tho about the sister that would explain why the screams and such stopped or are not occurring according to his current keepers. I wonder who will be his keeper when they pass on. Also it is amazing that you where able to get that pic.

This video Is a great example of why I watch 'Curious World'.

Excellent video. Keep up the great work. 😎

Really well done video! Thanks!

Another great, well researched and well read tale that I've never heard mentioned before, great stuff. I wish had the money or connections to get this guy a small series on UK tv, he really puts so much into each episode that i already feel like I'm watching a pro series, deserves a shot at a bigger audience, they all bring back childhood memories for me, of spooky 80s TV. A bit of class

Awesome video. The best thing about antiques and,6 or strange objects, is always the story or history of it.

I've seen lots of skulls in my life but the picture of this one creeps me out. Idk why though. Thank you for the very interesting video and background story!

I have to agree with shadyelmm. I'm impressed with you and your investigative prowess. Good job.

Incredible reporting!!!!

sensible and intriguing exellent work

You just earned a lifetime subscriber

Uncommonly well presented. Thank you and happy hunting

Excellent research!

Super interesting video.....thanks for posting!

Ooh I love these local ones. Thanks fellow Somersetter, I'd never heard this story before

Awesome vid and story CW. Thankyou and Merry Christmas!🎄

Every home should have one! Joking aside, you produce great videos, thanks for your efforts.

Marvelous video!

I love your content!! 🖤

Sensitively and respectfully done. Got yourself a new subscriber, mate...

Very interesting, Cheers

Thank you. I enjoy your videos.

My house was built in 1417.When we purchased it,we needed a larger shed than the present one .We had to put a foundation down ,and dug up the dirt floor * ,next door is a church ,we are the old 'church house ',and have existed as ,a school , small monastery (that produced bibles and candles),amongst other iterations. The area was home to Henry VII's hunting lodge,and family home of the Seymore estate .So plenty of history here. As we dug the dirt floor .2 unusually giant wolf hound dogs buried top to tail in together ,other odd items had been placed in with them.Strange that they should both die on the same day,seemingly disease and injury free.Tge foot of my garden contains village stocks and cells .The cells is a tiny wooden lock up.. it's an odd 2 seater (looks like an Tudor toilet ) theres a wooden barred slat the size of a smaller shoe box .Its usually kept locked, I walked past when repairs were being carried out ,I knew the workmen ,so i asked if i could sit in it ...So dark and so tight a space .I think had you been placed here to be taken for your punishment .You probably weren't going to make it back home ,or even live. Very eerie. ..I always assumed wed dig something up we do a lot to our garden and I think this is around where youd be buried if you were an unwed mother or a criminal etc,just outside the boundary of the cemetery wall ......Theres still hand made nails in the original beams from the monks using tallow to write bibles with the light...I've never seen a ghost though....yet.

What a fab upload thanku 👍❤

What a story my friend thanks

Pleasant video and pleasant voice. Very nice work.👍

Nice to see a video of my home village and it’s creepy history. Also the farmer tried to move the skull then later almost drove into an open well in the ground. He marked it out and checked the deeds of the land of which there was no well there, when they moved it back the well had gone and there was just a marking on a patch of grass. Quite nice around autumn can see the bats swarming the graveyard Yew tree.

Interesting story especially as its in the same county as myself, great work and good research.

Excellent story, well done!

The only youtuber I found that does this type of content and does real, first hand research

Great story. Great research.

Nice little documentary, worth a like 👍

I love the architecture in this video.

Awesome. Well done mate.

Nice work!

Very cool! Thank you!

SCORE! You got a photo of the skull! Great job! So many stories are based on word of mouth or legend or rumor but this is a story with some actual evidence. I wonder how many other legends are actually true.

Very interesting story, Thanks..

Pretty church! Your videos are so well done. Creepy but not disgusting like some others.

Keep up the good work 👌👌

The murder of little Anna Burgess who was left at Wheal Eliza in Somerset is heartbreaking. You should tell her story.❤

Really good work