Dr Dan O'Brien
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Historian of undertakers and funerals in Eighteenth Century England. Researching the trade and their goods. Visiting Research Fellow at CDAS @UniofBath
Joined March 2020
This weekend @kirs10robertson will be taking on the Isle of White Challenge to in support of @missingpeople - it’s a great cause and really epic challenge too, 54km!! .
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RT @KTimePodcast: 📣NEW EPISODE!. The Curious Case of the Interrupted Funeral . Join @RebeccaRideal & @drdan_o to investigate a 19th-century….
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Less than a week to go!! The curious funerals of Georgian London from Westminster to Wapping! Join me for ‘In At The Death’ my first @Monthofthedead event at Guys Hospital Chapel on Nov 2nd ⚰️ #lmotd #londonmonthofthedead .
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Sad to hear of the death of Dr Julian Litten - his work was an inspiration to me and helped to spark my passion for the history of the funeral trade. The English Way of Death was brilliant account of the changing approaches to death. Farewell from this death historian to another!
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The second anniversary of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II - as I waited and stood on Whitehall opposite Scotland House to see the procession and coffin pass. As a historian of funerals I had studied state funerals but never before witnessed one #QueenElizabethII
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On this day in 1878 the SS Princess Alice sank after a collision with the collier Bywell Castle at Galleons Reach on the Thames. Over 600 passengers died in the polluted water and the recovery was a difficult process. These items are from the @LDN_Museum Docklands display
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#OTD in 1666 a fire at the bakery of Thomas Farrinor starts what will become the Great Fire of London. Here are a few items from the fire gallery at the old @LDN_Museum London Wall site. Leather fire bucket and hat from the 1670s and part of a 17th century fire engine.
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Discover the curious funerals of Georgian London from Westminster to Wapping! Join me for ‘In At The Death’ my first @Monthofthedead event at Guys Hospital Chapel on Nov 2nd ⚰️ #lmotd #londonmonthofthedead .
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The Key Hill catacombs are a fascinating space and nestled in a really striking cemetery too - well worth a visit!.
Did someone mention Birmingham Key Hill interior catacomb chambers tour? .Sat 14 Sept @ 1pm, meet in Warstone Ln cemetery #BheritageWeek .
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This death historian has a very strong urge to visit Leeds for this interesting exhibition at @LeedsMuseums - as a historian of the funeral trade it seems rather perfect!!!
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A winged figure with a skull head and a living body unveils the memorial for Stanislao Antonio Fryznekier a Polish man from Krakow who died in Padua in 1687. The figure gazes down from the wall of the Basilica of Saint Anthony #mementomori #tomb #padova
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I’m making my @Monthofthedead debut at the end of an exciting month of talks. Join me at Guys Hospital Chapel on Nov 2nd for ‘In At The Death’ and discover the curious funerals of Georgian London from Westminster to Wapping ⚰️ #lmotd #londonmonthofthedead.
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Join me on 2nd November for Undertakers and Funerals in Georgian London - 10% off with the discount code too! A very exciting lineup!
💀Fellow Mortals.The full program is now up!.We are SO looking forward to another incredible cast of speakers, guides, performers, historians, artists, writers, scientists, vampires + ghouls….!💀 ‘til Friday use LMOTD24 at checkout for a 10% discount.#londonmonthofthedead
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RT @drdan_o: I will be talking all about Undertakers and the Funerals of Georgian London on 2nd Nov for @Monthofthedead - join me at Guys H….
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I will be talking all about Undertakers and the Funerals of Georgian London on 2nd Nov for @Monthofthedead - join me at Guys Hospital Chapel for stories of coffins and candlelight from Westminster to Wapping! ⚰️ Tickets available now!
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Exciting news coming!! ⚰️.
We are back!💀Fingers on the buzzers. At 5pm today the 2024 program and tickets will go live as the Dead rise for our 11th year .💀 #monthofthedead #londonmonthofthedead
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As the @LDN_Museum website has a shiny new look with a ceramic pigeon let’s pass the exciting time until 2026 with a reminder of a ceramic deathly masterpiece - the 17th century memento mori plate discovered in a sewer #mementomori #londonmuseum
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Some interesting talks and podcast appearances coming up! Always enjoy talking death history so if you have ideas feel free to get in touch! Hopefully I will be lucky and make an appearance at @Monthofthedead this year - nothing confirmed yet! ⚰️
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A Vanitas Scene in which a woman playing a lute is confronted by an old man holding a skull and a mirror reflecting the image of a skull - reminders of mortality. By the Master of the Female Half Lengths - on display the @NPGLondon Six Lives exhibition #mementomori #arthistory
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