Galvanism – Frankenstein science and the dead!
Galvanism was a new science that brought the dead back to life – seemingly – and inspired the novel Frankenstein
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The mysterious Mummy in the City of London
The church of St James’s Garlickhythe in the City of London has a little secret that’s not put on display anymore. It’s a mummy that used to be a key attraction. In a 1937 guide to London, there’s a photo of what’s claimed to be a medieval body. It was discovered in 1839 when the…
Dryden funeral disrupted by thugs
The funeral of John Dryden was turned into a farce when aristocratic thugs stole his coffin as Tony McMahon investigates a London scandal