Hello, interesting and interested people.

I know you're interesting because the comments keep coming.

The comments and the questions and the offerings of insight,

please keep them coming.

Please go to that comment section,

wherever you can find it, and let me know what you're thinking

because I'm inspired.

I'm inspired by that input. It's January 2025. I'm recording this

in the immediate aftermath of a new president of the United States being handed the keys to

the Oval Office. I don't think that place is ever locked. But anyway, Donald J. Trump has been sworn in as

47th president. And so, that's the context from one of the most powerful men in the world today.

In this episode of hauntings, I would, if you'll let me take you back to the time of another ruler,

another man who wielded incredible power in his own right

and is firmly imprinted in history. But before we get on to that, let me please remind you

about how you can show support for this channel. Primarily, that's by going to patreon.com,

finding me and, well, partner with a little bit of cash, the cost

of a cup of coffee every month. And in return, you become, well, you become a member of the family.

You get early access to all the new content and exclusive access to, amongst other things,

a question and answer session. Also the odd competition.

Neil, just quickly on that, we haven't done a competition for a while.

Shall we get one organised?

Absolutely. I mean, you know, there's my hauntings book, you know, which is, you know,

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