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The Chilling Tale Of "Scratching Fanny" The Cock Lane Ghost.

This is a deep dive and detailed investigation into a fascinating ghost story that kept London in a frenzy for the first few months of 1762. In January that year, word spread through London that a vengeful spirit was haunting a house in Cock Lane, in Smithfield. Night after night, huge crowds descended upon the thoroughfare, desperate for a chance to hear the spirit of "Scratching Fanny" denounce her lover as her killer. But was this a genuine haunting, or a calculated deception? Some of the most famous minds of the age, including Samuel Johnson, found themselves embroiled in the saga, as seances were held and the city split into two distinct camps: those who believed the ghost was real, and those who were convinced it was a hoax. In this video, using contemporary images and AI-generated recreations, we journey back to the dark winter nights of 1762 to tell the full story of "Scratching Fanny The Cock Lane Ghost" - a story that began with a domestic tragedy, and ended as a national phenomenon. In this video, you will learn: The full history of the haunting. The chilling details of the seances and the ghost's accusations. The attempts made to expose the haunting as a fraud. The sensational court case that followed. What do you think? Was "Scratching Fanny" a real spirit or a clever hoax? Add your thoughts to the comments below! CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Opening Credits 00:00:17 - Introduction 00:02:26 - Cock Lane Today 00:04:31 - Introducing Richard Parsons And His Family 00:05:18 - Introducing The Reverend John Moore 00:06:04 - Richard Parsons Meets William And Fanny Kent 00:06:58 - William And Fanny’s Dark Secret 00:11:03 - William And Fanny Move To The City Of London 00:11:52 - William And Fanny Move Into The Parsons House 00:12:08 - William Kent Loans Richard Parsons 12 Guineas 00:12:50 - The Scratching And Knocking Noises Are Heard 00:14:22 - William Kent And Miss Fanny Move To Clerkenwell 00:14:59 - Miss Fanny's Illness 00:17:27 - James Franzen Sees The Ghost 00:18:27 - Richard Parsons Visits Franzen 00:19:33 - The Death Of Miss Fanny 00:20:10 - Miss Fanny Laid To Rest In The Crypt Of St John’s 00:21:28 - William Marries Again 00:21:48 - Fanny’s Family Begin Court Proceedings 00:22:05 - More Ghostly Noises Heard In Cock Lane 00:23:09 - Parsons Enlists The Help Of The Reverend John Moore 00:27:01 - The First Seance 00:28:08 - The Ghost’s Shocking Revelation 00:29:00 - The Second Seance 00:29:19 - The Newspapers Begin Reporting The Haunting 00:29:40 - William Kent Finds Out About The Accusations 00:31:32 - William Kent Attends A Seance In Cock Lane 00:35:00 - Public Interest In The Cock Lane Ghost Increases 00:35:23 - The Seance At Mr Bray’s House 00:36:06 - William Kent Attends Another Seance 00:38:57 - Carrots Is Interrogated By John Moore 00:39:29 - Carrots Attends A Seance At Cock Lane 00:42:17 - The Seance In Hosier Lane 00:43:38 - A Full Investigation Agreed Upon 00:45:40 - The Seance At St. Bartholomew’s Hospital 00:46:57 - The Lord Mayor Asked To Rule On The Case 00:48:02 - The Two Sides Attacking Each Other In The Newspapers 00:48:56 - Dr. Samuel Johnson Investigates 00:51:43 - Elizabeth Parsons Moved Between Various Houses 00:52:18 - The Ghost Claims Fanny’s Coffin Was Moved 00:54:42 - The Hoax Exposed 00:55:28 - Miss Fanny’s Coffin Opened 00:57:12 - The Trial Of Those Behind The Hoax 01:00:16 - Parsons Pilloried 01:01:22 - What Became Of Those Involved? 01:01:50 - The Ghost In Popular Culture 01:02:37 - Conclusion 01:05:21 - Closing Credits