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How did James VI and I die?
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“There was a general perception that Queen Victoria’s mourning was neither normal nor acceptable”
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Victorian death rituals
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Pet cemeteries: where have beloved animals been laid to rest through the centuries?
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A timeline of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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What were Victorian burial societies and why were they formed?
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6 moments when diseases drastically altered human history
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Roman
The death of Caesar: do we know the whole story?
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“Their name liveth for evermore”: the difficult task of locating, identifying and honouring the dead of WW1
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Floating hell: the brutal history of prison hulks
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Should mummies be on display?
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Tudor
The slow death of Henry VIII
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Where is William Shakespeare buried – and is there a curse on his grave?
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Witchfinding: what drove the hunters’ cruel crusade and what methods did they use?
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Shakespearean deaths: swordfights, snakebites & poison
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