Requiescat in Pace
A brief history of funeral processions
Readers of Oxford Dawn will not be surprised to learn that I consider Netflix’s The Crown to be a socially-irresponsible agglomeration of historical inaccuracies.1 Funerary traditions are top of mind for me as Netflix has just released the sixth iteration of that show, and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is a running element. The point of interest…
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