In the very first episode of Conjuring Curiosities, Clara tells Sabrina that in the Victorian era, death was not only a part of life but a spectacle intertwined with intricate rituals and symbolic gestures. We cover the customs, clothing, and keepsakes that accompanied grief, from elaborate mourning attire to the macabre beauty of hair jewellery.
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CANADIAN HISTORY: PRE-CONFEDERATION - 12.2 Childhood in a Dangerous Time
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Our World In Data - Life Expectancy
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Vintag.es - “Living Room” What We Call Today, Was Actually Called “Death Room” in the 19th Century!
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The Frick Pittsburgh - Memory and Mourning: Death in the Gilded Age
Compass Rose Design - HISTORY OF VICTORIAN MOURNING JEWELRY
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