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Famous Funeral Paintings

Famous Funeral Paintings

A guide to famous depictions of funerals in art, including ‘A Burial at Ornans’ by Gustave Courbet, ‘The Funeral of Shelley’ by Louis Edouard Fournier and ‘A Funeral: Tribute to Oskar Panizza’ by George Grosz

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Funeral Trains

Funeral Trains

A guide to funeral trains, with information on funeral train services & famous funeral trains, including the London Necropolis Railway Line and George H.W. Bush’s funeral train

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Danse Macabre

Danse Macabre

A guide to danse macabre, or the dance of death, in art, music, and literature, from the Black Death until the present, including works by Holbein, Saint-Saëns, and Liszt

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St. George’s Chapel, the Royal Vault & the Royal Burial Ground

St. George’s Chapel, the Royal Vault & the Royal Burial Ground

A guide to royal burials and tombs in St. George’s Chapel, the Royal Vault and the Royal Burial Ground, including King George VI, the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson

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What Are Professional Mourners?

What Are Professional Mourners?

A guide to professional mourners and their place in history.

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Victorian Mourning Jewellery

Victorian Mourning Jewellery

A guide to mourning jewellery in the 19th century

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What is Thanatophobia?

What is Thanatophobia?

thanatophobia: a guide to fear of death, with information on symptoms and treatment of death anxiety

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Famous War Memorials

Famous War Memorials

A guide to famous war memorials around the world, including the Arc de Triomphe, Cenotaph, Menin Gate, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Funeral Traditions in Medieval England

Funeral Traditions in Medieval England

A guide to medieval funeral traditions in England, how they changed and what influenced them.

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What is an Ossuary?

What is an Ossuary?

A guide to ossuaries and a look at some famous examples around the world

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Famous Mausoleums

Famous Mausoleums

10 Famous Mausoleums, from family tombs to UNESCO World Heritage Sites and archaeological discoveries

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What is a Catafalque?

What is a Catafalque?

A guide to catafalques and some famous examples from throughout history

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Death Around the World: Chinese Funeral Customs and Traditions

Death Around the World: Chinese Funeral Customs and Traditions

An overview of Chinese funeral customs and traditions, including the burning of Joss paper, ancestor worship and more

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Death around the world: Famadihana in Madagascar

Death around the world: Famadihana in Madagascar

Learn more about Famadihana - a death ritual which involves a ‘turning of the bones’ ceremony in Madagascar

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Death around the world: Qingming Festival, China

Death around the world: Qingming Festival, China

A look at Chinese funeral traditions and the annual festival of Qingming

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