According to many sources, the Victorians are seen as having been obsessed with death. In the first of what I anticipate will be numerous episodes concerning this topic, I explain why some of their views on death originated, and describe some common customs and superstitions regarding mourning and funeral rituals.

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References

Alfred, Lord Tennyson. “Crossing the Bar.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45321/crossing-the-bar

Carroll, Stephanie. “Why Were Victorians Obsessed with Death?” http://www.unhingedhistorian.com/2012/11/why-were-victorians-obsessed-with-death.html

Dickinson, Emily. “Because I could not stop for Death.” https://poets.org/poem/because-i-could-not-stop-death-479

Hunter, D. Lyn. “A Victorian Obsession With Death.” https://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2000/04/05/death.html

Mendoza, Marilyn A. “Death and Mourning Practices in the Victorian Age.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-grief/201812/death-and-mourning-practices-in-the-victorian-age

Oliveto, Joe. “Victorian Funerals: Customs, Attire & Other Traditions.” https://www.joincake.com/blog/victorian-funeral/

Pennington, Jackie. “Victorian Superstitions : Why Death Was So Important.” https://thepenningtonedition.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/victorian-superstitions-why-death-was-so-important/

Trowbridge, Serena. “Cities of the dead: the Victorian obsession with graveyards.” https://theconversation.com/cities-of-the-dead-the-victorian-obsession-with-graveyards-137722