Short Fiction · Character
Lord Chief Justice
A historical judge whose ghost haunts a country house.
minor
Also known as Lord Chief Justice under Charles II, Westfield, the Lord Chief Justice, Charles
First appearance: the residence at whitminster
Lord Chief Justice shows up with force in The Rose Garden. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The historical figure whose ghost is implied to haunt Westfield after his death by suicide.
Lord Chief Justice first appears in 0018 the residence at whitminster.
In The Rose Garden: The historical figure whose ghost is implied to haunt Westfield after his death by suicide.
Later, in Martin's Close: Sir George Jeffreys, the 'bloody judge' who presided over Martin's trial and sentenced him to death.
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- Diverse Supernatural Encounters
- Cursed Objects & Haunted Houses
- Cursed Estates & Hauntings
- Cursed Objects & Doll's House
- Supernatural Investigators & Victims
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