Nov 16, 2017 there are, as with most legends, many variations to the story of the white witch of rose hall, but there are common threads that run through all versions. Its a real soap opera format with the annie and another woman fighting over a hot young man which was an unexpected approach but an interesting choice. She was then adopted by her nanny, who practiced voodoo and taught her witchcraft. The gruesome legend of the white witch of rose hall occult. Travel writer polly thomas suggests the annie palmer legend is partially. Despite many years of speculation, modern scholarship has shown the story to be true. Annie palmer, the white witch of rose hall ancient origins. He wrote, in 1928, the book the white witch of rose hall, a fictional creation based on annie palmer s life. There are many jamaican writers that use their craft and talent to preserve these jamaican legends including. Has a nice summary at the end of the book of the estate and its surroundings, as well as hotels, restaurants and other tourism in montego bay. The white witch is a legendary story of a haunting in jamaica.
Jul 05, 2018 the property did not interest the two heirs, sons of palmer but not of rose, who lived in england, and at the end the property was inherited by a nephew, john rose palmer, who moved to jamaica in 1818, and shortly after he married annie patterson, the woman who, according to legend, today is called the white witch of rose hall. Annie was born in england in 1802 to an english mother and irish father. There are, as with most legends, many variations to the story of the white. Sep 23, 2017 rose hall plantation better known today as rose hall great house in montego bay, jamaica is considered one of the most haunted houses in the western hemisphere. The legend of annie palmer crafts the truths of slavery with the ageold stories of one of the most memorable characters in jamaicas history annie palmer. The legend annie palmer the white witch of rose hall. Rose hall death of a legend jamaican family search. The real annie palmer married john rose palmer in 1820. Annie met her end when she began to show affections to one of the married slaves. Travel writer polly thomas suggests the annie palmer legend is partially based on the life of rosa palmer.
The legend of annie palmer by mike henry 2005, paperback at the best. When annie was just ten years old, the family moved to haiti. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Rose halls white witch the legend of annie palmer by mike. Dec 11, 2019 dear editor, it is often said that if you wish to hide anything from jamaicans, put it in a book. Dudley mclean the fictional character annie palmer. Annie takes over georges nightclub, the cobra club, renames it the market cellar, and uses it to facilitate her moneylaundering operations and illegal gambling. The legend of annie palmer the white witch of rose hall. Rosa was the first mistress at rose hall and had four husbands. It is these common threads that will be used to tell the story here. According to the legend, the spirit of annie palmer haunts the grounds of rose hall, montego bay. I normally read about 2 books per month, however i read this book in about 3 days it was sooo goodevery character, every scene, every event took me there.
I have found the noise about the annie palmer costume in the recently held miss universe pageant. The legend dictates that annie palmer was born in england and moved to haiti in her youth, where she had a nanny who is said to have introduced her to witchcraft and. Rose hall plantation better known today as rose hall great house in montego bay, jamaica is considered one of the most haunted houses in the western hemisphere. The legend of annie palmer crafts the truths of slavery with the ageold. Feb 26, 2016 her crimes were quickly forgotten as the blacks had no right to take justice into their own hand, much less rebel for their freedom. How a normal housewife from the ix x century became one of the most known witches from around the world. Annie palmer nee patterson, dubbed the white witch of rose hall by the slaves, was a female plantation owner of the most vicious sort. And, we have seen clips too, on our local television stations, of rose hall great house along with its beautiful plantation. According to the legend, the spirit of annie palmer haunts the grounds of. Annie palmer or the white witch of rose hall was a cruel english plantation owner in jamaica. Raised in haiti, annie was taught black magic by her nanny, a voodoo priestess, after her parents untimely deaths.
Sep 10, 2016 the story about annie palmer sounds unbelievable, and its authenticity is questionable. Todays video is about the legend of annie palmer, a woman later dubbed as the white witch of rose. She later moved to jamaica, where she married john palmer in 1820. Annie palmer did exist, and was the wife of the original owner of the then sugar estate, with man. There have been many versions of this legend of rose hall some good, some not so good but this one is definitely the best. Which seems a bit odd since rose hall is the name of the old estate across the street where annie palmer, known on the island as the white witch, murdered three husbands, kept love slaves chained up in the basement, and was eventually murdered herself by a voodoo doctor who was also one of her slave lovers. This book uses the story of annie palmer as the basis of a fictionalised story which, while using some facts of what happened, has integrated a great deal of the authors imagination. White witch of rose hall creepypasta wiki fandom powered. Mar 21, 2017 where did the legend of the white witch of rose hall come from. The facts about annie palmer jamaica travel and culture. The legend of annie palmer crafts the truths of slavery with the ageold story of one of the most memorable characters in jamaicas history annie palmer. There are, as with most legends, many variations to the story of the white witch of rose hall, but there are common threads that run through all versions. In 1820, at the tender age of 17, annie became the wife of john palmer and this is where the legend began. Though annie palmer s legend does not relate to usa hoodoo or usa southern folklore directly, it is a fasinating tale relating to the era of slavery in the caribean.
The voodoo mistress of the rose hall mansion, jamaica dec 29, 2017 boban docevski the story of the white witch of rose hall is a jamaican fictional version about the controversial life of a beautiful english plantation owner named annie palmer. The gruesome legend of the white witch of rose hall. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the legend of annie murphy. In this, we hear that the slaves wanted to kill her but then its left open ended. The legend of annie palmer by mike henry at indigo. The legend of annie palmer crafts the truths of slavery with the ageold stories of one of the most memorable characters in jamaicas. About the book the legend of annie palmer crafts the truths of slavery with the ageold stories of one of the most memorable characters in jamaicas history annie palmer. From the renovation of rose hall plantation to the investigation of apparitions on ghost hunters international, the legend of eighteenthcentury plantation owner annie palmer continues to thrive. Another view of rose hall photo by connie motz we made our way up the limestone front steps and into the grand entry way right into the dark and even more humid cellar.
The balcony from which annie palmer viewed torture and executions. Legend the story states that the white witch was named annie palmer, a woman who was born in england to an english mother and an irish father. The white witch of jamaica real unexplained mysteries. As the legend goes, annie palmer was born annie patterson, the daughter of an english mother and an irish father. As much mystery surrounds white witch of rose hall movie as. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. John palmer moved to jamaica to take charge of rose hall and soon married annie patterson the lady who became the subject of the white witch of rose hall legend.
There, annie learned voodoo from her haitian nanny. However in haiti, her parents died of yellow fever. My mom and i eagerly awaited our visit to the mysterious plantation originally 6,600 acres in size hoping the catch a glimpse of the famous annie palmer, the white witch of jamaica, who lived, or should i say ruled the plantation and its inhabitants. An inside look at the rose hall great house of montego bay, jamaica. The truth about the white witch of rose hall in montego bay. Oct 15, 2009 the proper name of the resort im staying at is ritzcarlton, rose hall. Despite the popularity of the legend of the white witch of rose hall, there is. In this article we will be taking a closer look at the legend of annie palmer also known as the white witch of jamaica the white witch of rose hall rose hall is an impressive georgian mansion that sits on the coast of montego bay. The truth about the white witch of rose hall in montego. Jul 06, 20 an inside look at the rose hall great house of montego bay, jamaica. Skeptic benjamin radford discovered that much of it was lifted from a novel called. As much mystery surrounds white witch of rose hall movie. The property did not interest the two heirs, sons of palmer but not of rose, who lived in england, and at the end the property was inherited by a nephew, john rose palmer, who moved to jamaica in 1818, and shortly after he married annie patterson, the woman who, according to legend, today is called the white witch of rose hall.
Like her father, annie is wellconnected in the business world. The themes of betrayal, romance, love and mystery underpin this epic drama the bewitching plantation owner, annie palmer, the beautiful and determined slave. Whilst in haiti, annie became interested in voodoo and learned about it from her haitian nanny. Little is known about the lives of annie and john but all evidence points to then being a happily married couple and model citizens. The popular legend of the white witch of rose hall. Find out in this video if the legend of annie the white witch palmer is as factual as many of the paranormal shows would lead. The legend begins i eagerly awaited our visit to the mysterious plantation originally 6,600 acres in size hoping the catch a glimpse of the famous annie palmer, the white witch of jamaica, who lived, or should i say ruled the plantation and its inhabitants. Some of the facts about annie palmer are explained here. The legend of annie palmer 9789768184801 by henry, mike and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The legend dictates that annie palmer was born in england and. Annie palmer, known as the white witch of rose hall, is jamaicas most. Lisser decided that the history of the mansion wasnt exciting enough and decided to spice up the story creating murder and vicious voodoo witch. Annie palmer moved to jamaica in 1820 and married john palmer, the owner of rose hall and a vast sugar plantation. The legend of annie palmer crafts the truths of slavery.
There have been many versions of this legend of rose hall. However, she had a reputation for great virtue and was never suspected in their deaths. Todays video is about the legend of annie palmer, a woman later dubbed as the white witch of rose hall for her supposed practices of dark magic. Jamaica is home to many legends and stories, one of which surrounds annie palmer, very often dubbed the white witch of rose hall. Annie could have simply had this slave beaten or tortured to death, but rather opted to curse the woman. Annie palmer the white witch of rose hall sunset at the palms.
The legend about annie palmer has a mixture of facts and what i believe to be fiction, and i will say why. The legend of annie palmer annie mae patterson was born to an english mother and irish father who moved to haiti when they she was just 10 years old. The wife of this slave, obviously, was not happy with such affections towards her husband, and was the first to really stand up to annie palmer. Johnny cash wrote the ballad of annie palmer about the legend.
Annie palmer is known as the white witch and she was originally from england. The basis for most of the white witch legend seems to come from h. The legend of the white witch of rose hall jamaica. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice. James, a woman of unknown origins and of sinister beauty, who was murdered by her slaves as a retribution for her wickedness, is widely known and implicitly believed in jamaica. An examination of the official archival evidence of annie palmer reveals that she was never known to slaves or her contemporaries as the white witch of rose hall. Jun 28, 2016 the story has gone into musical history. Benjamin radford, who investigated the legend in 2007 explains that the whole story is made up and based on the main character in a jamaican novel called, the white witch of rosehall by herbert g.
Annie palmer the white witch of rose hall the woman haunting the rose hall great house that can still be visited to this day she was accused of murdering her black slave lovers among many other heinous crimes. It is the legend of annie palmer and her cruelty as preserved in the white witch of rosehall in all its gothic qualities which make the novel so popular. The legend of annie palmer 9789768245175 by henry, mike and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. I read the book about annie palmer annie palmer, the white witch of rose hall three times, many years ago, and i found it very interesting, but it was also a sad story. Yates assistant archivist, jamaica archives, c 1965. There is little evidence to support the legend, an amusing version of which was written up by h. Sep, 2019 todays video is about the legend of annie palmer, a woman later dubbed as the white witch of rose hall for her supposed practices of dark magic and her cruelty towards her slaves. Dear editor, it is often said that if you wish to hide anything from jamaicans, put it in a book. The legend of annie palmer crafts the truths of slavery with. Annie mae patterson was born to an english mother and irish father who moved to haiti when they she was just 10 years old.
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