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Necropolis: London and Its Dead

Catharine Arnold

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Layer upon layer of London soil reveals burials from pre-historic and medieval times. The city is one giant grave, filled with the remains of previous eras. The Houses of Parliament sit on the edge of a former plague pit; St Paul's is built over human remains; Underground tunnels were driven through forgotten catacombs, thick with bones. A society can be judged by the way it treats its dead, and this is especially true of London. From Roman burial rites to the horrors of the plague, from the founding of the great Victorian cemeteries to the development of cremation and the cult of mourning that surrounded the death of Diana, Princess of Wales - Necropolis leaves no headstone unturned in its exploration of our changing attitudes towards the deceased among us.

Format:

Pages:: 304 pages

Publication:: 2007

Publisher:: Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.

Edition:: New Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1416502483

ISBN13:: 9781416502487

kindle Asin:: B007DG939I

Necropolis: London and Its Dead

Catharine Arnold

3.77/5 (1728 ratings)

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Layer upon layer of London soil reveals burials from pre-historic and medieval times. The city is one giant grave, filled with the remains of previous eras. The Houses of Parliament sit on the edge of a former plague pit; St Paul's is built over human remains; Underground tunnels were driven through forgotten catacombs, thick with bones. A society can be judged by the way it treats its dead, and this is especially true of London. From Roman burial rites to the horrors of the plague, from the founding of the great Victorian cemeteries to the development of cremation and the cult of mourning that surrounded the death of Diana, Princess of Wales - Necropolis leaves no headstone unturned in its exploration of our changing attitudes towards the deceased among us.

Format:

Pages:: 304 pages

Publication:: 2007

Publisher:: Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.

Edition:: New Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1416502483

ISBN13:: 9781416502487

kindle Asin:: B007DG939I

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