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Following directly behind the bier were the servants who would, in earlier times, have been slaughtered at the graveside, along with a warrior's horse. Musicians and torchbearers came next, with the rear taken up by the

Following directly behind the bier were the servants who would, in earlier times, have been slaughtered at the graveside, along with a warrior's horse. Musicians and torchbearers came next, with the rear taken up by the mimes- sinister, silent figures in wax masks modelled on dead members of the family.

Catharine Arnold
Horse, Taken, Warrior
Catharine Arnold (2008). “Necropolis: London and Its Dead”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

Death and burial were a public spectacle. Shakespeare may have seen for himself the gravediggers at St Ann's, Soho, playing skittles with skulls and bones.

Catharine Arnold
Skulls, Skull And Bones, May
Catharine Arnold (2008). “Necropolis: London and Its Dead”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

More than a hygienic method of disposing of the dead, cremation enabled lovers and comrades to be mingled together for eternity.

Catharine Arnold
Together, Lovers, Eternity
Catharine Arnold (2008). “Necropolis: London and Its Dead”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

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