Grave Wax, Corpse Liquor and Kissing Dead Queens
Tags: History · Curiosity · Society
Curiosity led me to a preserved bishop, a missing relic and the odd habit of kissing dead queens. After finishing Ruth Scurr’s John Aubrey: My Own Life I reflect on 17th century attitudes to death. Read my John Aubrey Ruth Scurr review on grave wax, corpse liquor, Bishop Braybrook and the Great Fire of London bodies.
Rolly's Take
For the curious soul captivated by the peculiar dance of history and mortality. The kind of person who finds beauty in the macabre and revels in the oddities of human behavior, where death becomes a canvas for reflection rather than fear.