Ep. 2 - The Victorian Cult of Death

In this week's episode, Genevieve talks about elaborate Victorian funeral traditions, what was, and was not, acceptable mourning fashion of the day, Queen Victoria’s obsession with her dead husband that sparked the trends, the hardship and power of 19th-century widowhood, as well as the almost fetishistic keepsaking of the deceased.Subscribe to the Newsletter!⁠Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!