Death

King Henry VI of the Hohenstaufen dynasty

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US founding father Benjamin Franklin

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James VI and I, king of Scotland and England

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A black and white photo of Queen Victoria and Empress Augusta sat together outside, both wearing dark clothing

“There was a general perception that Queen Victoria’s mourning was neither normal nor acceptable” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Victorian death rituals . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Gravestones displaying the names of pets

Pet cemeteries: where have beloved animals been laid to rest through the centuries? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An 18th-century artwork depicting the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius from across the Bay of Naples (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Pompeii A timeline of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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A Victorian family gathers around a graveside

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The 16th-century painting, Triumph of Death, by Jan Brueghel the Elder depicts an army of skeletons ravaging the Earth (Photo by akg-images)

6 moments when diseases drastically altered human history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting by Vincenzo Camuccini depicting the death of Julius Caesar in the Roman Senate. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Grave of a fallen soldier in World War I

“Their name liveth for evermore”: the difficult task of locating, identifying and honouring the dead of WW1 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An engraving of a prison hulk at Deptford, from a c1826 painting. (Photo by: Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Floating hell: the brutal history of prison hulks

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Pod Angela Stienne WL

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Closeup of Henry VIII's face

The slow death of Henry VIII

Photo of Holy Trinity Church

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