Catharine Arnold
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.Collection: Horse
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.Collection: Skulls
More than a hygienic method of disposing of the dead, cremation enabled lovers and comrades to be mingled together for eternity.Collection: Together