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Welcome back to our exploration of the sordid trade of the resurrectionists of 19th Century Britain. In this second episode, recovered from the hysteria inspired by Nelson the clown and his unlikely goose chariot (see Part 1), we finally get to the particular case of the body snatchers of Great Yarmouth. What brought them to this town on the Norfolk coast, so far from the medical schools of the cities? How did the residents of the town react to the snatching of their recently deceased relatives? And what became of the stolen corpses? It’s a grisly tale and no mistake.
By Ruth McPheeWelcome back to our exploration of the sordid trade of the resurrectionists of 19th Century Britain. In this second episode, recovered from the hysteria inspired by Nelson the clown and his unlikely goose chariot (see Part 1), we finally get to the particular case of the body snatchers of Great Yarmouth. What brought them to this town on the Norfolk coast, so far from the medical schools of the cities? How did the residents of the town react to the snatching of their recently deceased relatives? And what became of the stolen corpses? It’s a grisly tale and no mistake.

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