Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
Ringkasan
Brown Lady of Raynham Hall adalah hantu yang konon menghantui Raynham Hall di Norfolk, Inggris, dan menjadi terkenal lewat foto majalah Country Life tahun 1936.
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is a ghost said to haunt Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, made famous by a 1936 Country Life photograph.
Kisah dan tradisi
Brown Lady of Raynham Hall adalah hantu yang konon menghantui Raynham Hall di Norfolk, Inggris (England). Ia menjadi salah satu kisah hantu paling terkenal di Britania Raya (United Kingdom) setelah fotografer majalah Country Life mengaku memotretnya. Julukan "Brown Lady" berasal dari gaun brokat cokelat yang konon dikenakannya. Menurut legenda, penampakan itu adalah Dorothy Walpole (1686–1726), saudari Robert Walpole, yang umumnya dianggap Perdana Menteri pertama Britania Raya; ia istri kedua Charles Townshend, yang konon mengurungnya di kamar di Raynham Hall setelah mengetahui perselingkuhannya dengan Lord Wharton. Penampakan pertama yang tercatat dilaporkan Lucia C. Stone tentang perayaan Natal 1835 di Raynham Hall: Kolonel Loftus dan seorang tamu bernama Hawkins mengaku melihatnya, dan malam berikutnya Loftus melihat rongga matanya yang kosong. Pada 1836 Kapten Frederick Marryat, sahabat Charles Dickens, juga dikatakan melihatnya. Menurut artikel de, tidak ada bukti keaslian foto 1936 maupun penampakan lainnya, dan para ilmuwan skeptis masa kini, termasuk Joe Nickell, berpendapat foto itu dipalsukan, mungkin dengan pencahayaan ganda.
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is a ghost reputed to haunt Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. It grew into one of the best-known hauntings in the United Kingdom after Country Life photographers said they had caught it on film. She takes her name from the brown brocade gown she is said to wear. Legend holds she is Dorothy Walpole (1686–1726), sister of Robert Walpole, who is usually counted Great Britain's first Prime Minister; Charles Townshend, whose second wife she was, reportedly locked her in her rooms at Raynham Hall on learning of her affair with Lord Wharton. The first recorded sighting was reported by Lucia C. Stone of a Christmas party at Raynham Hall in 1835: Colonel Loftus and a guest named Hawkins said they saw her, and the next night Loftus noticed her empty eye sockets. In 1836 Captain Frederick Marryat, a friend of Charles Dickens, is also said to have seen her. According to the de article there is no proof that the 1936 photo or other sightings are genuine, and modern sceptics including Joe Nickell think the picture was faked, perhaps by double exposure.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Inggris
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Negara / Country
- GB
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Spirit
- Habitat
- Dwelling
Nama lain / Alternate names
Brown Lady
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Julukan Brown Lady berasal dari gaun brokat cokelat yang konon dikenakan hantu itu.
The name Brown Lady comes from the brown brocade dress the ghost is said to wear.