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How to Steal a Corpse: Body Snatching in Georgian Britain
Wooden shovels, generous bribes and the cover of a moonless night; these were the tools of the infamous “Resurrection Men”. Furnishing the lecture theatres of Britain’s anatomy schools, we’ve taken a look at the practical side of this grisly business. As notes changed hands and cadavers were heaved over churchyard walls, the art of body…
National Funeral Museum UK 