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Why Does Hastings Have a Pirate Day?
Why does Hastings have Pirate Day but not Smugglers Day? Explore the place-based mythology that we're missing out on.

Untruth Seekers
4 days ago4 min read


If You Liked The Treasure of the Cinque Ports, Try These: A Reading List for Historical Adventure Fans
Explore smuggling, Georgian England, outlaws and the law, and the particular atmosphere of the British coast in a period when the most profitable trade was the illegal kind.

Untruth Seekers
May 265 min read


The Mermaid Inn, Rye: Six Centuries of History, Hauntings, and Notorious Company
Discover the history and hauntings of the Mermaid Inn in Rye, Sussex.

Untruth Seekers
May 186 min read


The Hawkhurst Gang: England’s Most Audacious Smugglers
Discover the history and legends of the Hawkhurst Gang, England's most audacious smugglers who ruled Sussex and Kent in the 18th century.

Untruth Seekers
May 144 min read
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