Mummies as Medicine and Merriment

Clara takes Sabrina into the bizarre world of Victorian mummy unwrapping parties, and unearth the strange ways in which mummies were used in the 1800's. We discuss how ground-up mummies found their way into Victorian paintings, fertilizer, and even medicine. See photos discussed in this episode on our instagram.Follow us on tiktok for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!SOURCES:A Bit About Britain - Periods in HistoryHistoric UK - Kings and Queens of England & BritainWikipedia - Mummies of GuanajuatoNational Geographic - These Mexican mummies draw crowds and controversyKsat.com - Origins of Mexico’s mysterious mummy museum and Day of the Dead connectionTravels with Talek - THE MUMMIES OF GUANAJUATO, MEXICO: SCREAMING CORPSES BURIED ALIVERipleys - MUMMY UNWRAPPING PARTIES OF THE VICTORIAN ERAMedium - The Victorians Were Mad for MummiesAnchient Origins - Romans Drank Gladiator Blood as an Epilepsy Cure!National Geographic - ​The gory history of Europe’s mummy-eating fadBritannica - 7 Surprising Uses for MummiesBurials & Beyond - The Weird World of Mummy PartiesThe Conversation - Why did people start eating Egyptian mummies? The weird and wild ways mummy fever swept through EuropeLapham's Quarterly - A Brief History of Medical CannibalismWikipedia - MummiaDig It With Raven - We Used To Eat Mummies?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.