Why did upper-class Victorians literally drop dead in their own beautifully decorated living rooms?

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Why families watched the dead before burial

A 'wake' originated from the very literal fear of burying a sleeping person. Relatives would keep a constant, paranoid vigil over a corpse for several days in…

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What surprisingly toxic ingredient made Victorian dresses so green it literally killed the women wearing them?

If you scroll through Victorian-era photo albums, you will easily find a deeply unsettling trend of people posing next to whom?

How did affluent Victorians routinely interact with ancient Egyptian mummies they imported by the thousands?

Why did ancient Romans actually leave jugs out on the street for pedestrians to pee in?

What deeply unsettling practice did elite Victorians enthusiastically engage in during the 1800s?

Why families watched the dead before burial

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