Death

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Henry VIII. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The step pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara

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Picture of Chrysippus of Soli

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Archaeologist Howard Carter opens the coffin of Tutankhamun. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

How did Tutankhamun die?

School bell with wooden handle isolated on white background.

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Temptation, scenes of devils in everyday life (a banquet, war, love, marriage etc), folio 215V of Breviary of Love, late 13th - early 14th century Provencal codex by Ermengol de Bziers (detail) | Photo Credit: [ The Art Archive / Real biblioteca de lo Escorial / Gianni Dagli Orti ]

“People in the Middle Ages coped better with death than we do”

What are the origins of the ‘mutes’ that attended Victorian funerals?

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When did the practice of funeral rings begin/end and how widespread was it?