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Hosting A Séance, Victorian-Style

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on May 27, 2016

There’s nothing more titillating than a room full of spirits. If you’re in need of…

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  • Death and Mourning

Mourning Baubles and Morbid Trinkets

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on May 13, 2016May 13, 2016

I’ve always been drawn to Victorian mourning rituals, especially the regalia of full mourning attire…

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  • Death and Mourning

Necromancy and Séance: Our Fascination With Voices of the Dead

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on April 28, 2016April 28, 2016

As long as we have been in existence, the living have attempted to get in communication with…

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Coffins Vs. Caskets

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

Is there a difference between the two? As it turns out, yes. Clifford A. Pickover,…

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  • Death and Mourning

A Funeral of White and Gold for the Queen Who Donned Only Black

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016

Last week I finished my online course “Investigating the Victorians” through Oxford’s Department of Continuing…

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Poison as Medicine in the Victorian Era

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on March 18, 2016March 18, 2016

Home medicine was a necessary part of life in the Victorian Era because professional medical care…

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Dispelling Misconceptions About Post-Mortem Photography

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on March 14, 2016March 14, 2016

Featured Image: The Thanatos Archive’s website banner. The Archive’s mission is to “collect, preserve, and…

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The Victorian Cemetery as an Olfactory Refuge

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on March 10, 2016March 10, 2016

Featured image: Highgate Cemetery founded in 1839. Photo via http://notesfromcamelidcountry.net/2013/07/21/highgate-cemetery-a-victorian-valhalla/. Spring will soon be upon us – the…

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We’re Seeking New Ways of Mourning Collectively

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on March 4, 2016

How we mourn the famous reveals something much larger about our culture as a whole:…

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  • Death and Mourning

Shrouds or Lingerie? Traditional Female Burial Garments

  • by Patricia
  • Posted on March 3, 2016March 3, 2016

shroud noun 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead…

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