The Angels of Mons
Did angels save the British army at Mons during WWI?
4.7 (28)
52 mins
Explore the extraordinary legend of angels appearing to British soldiers during the desperate retreat from Mons in 1914. Discover how Arthur Machen’s fictional story helped transform battlefield rumors into one of World War One’s enduring mysteries.
Ep 1:
The Retreat That Birthed a Legend
In August 1914, a shattered British army retreats from Mons under impossible odds—and soldiers begin swearing they saw angels, phantom archers, and saints in the sky.
Ep 2:
A Writer's Fiction Becomes National Faith
A horror writer's short story about ghostly bowmen escapes his control, morphing into winged angels as Britain embraces a myth it desperately needs to believe.
Ep 3:
The Investigation That Found Nothing
A paranormal research society investigates the angel accounts and finds no eyewitnesses at all—while an eerie German silence raises the stakes even higher.
Ep 4:
What the Angels Really Reveal
Beyond debunking lies a deeper question: how legends form, why some threads still puzzle researchers, and what the real miracle at Mons actually was.
Discussions (5)
Preston
Level 7 · 2 days agoMachen writes one spooky story, forgets to label it fiction, and accidentally invents a national religion. Editors, man.
Patrick
Level 8 · 2 days agoMachen didn't fail as a writer
Lucy
Level 5 · 2 days agoThe SPR found zero firsthand accounts. Zero. They literally believed in the paranormal and still couldn't confirm it. That alone says everything.
