victorian
Clearing Up Some Myths About Victorian 'Postmortem' Photographs
Stories abound of dead people being propped up on stands to seem alive. The reality was different.
Articles by Sonya Vatomsky
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medieval
The Modern Movement to Exonerate a Notorious Medieval Serial Killer
Gilles de Rais inspired the tale of Bluebeard. But was he really a murderer?
Debunking the Myth of 19th-Century 'Tear Catchers'
It’s hard to keep a good story down when there’s money to be made.
