The love lives of our 19th century ancestors
The love lives of our 19th century ancestors
Feb 14, 2024
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In the early 19th century, the gravest fear for the British working class wasn't death itself, it was what happened afterwards. During this period, medical science was advancing rapidly, and the demand for cadavers for anatomical study exploded. However, British law only permitted the dissection of executed murderers. There simply weren't enough criminals on the gallows to supply the medical schools of Edinburgh and London. This legal bottleneck created a gruesome new market. The human body beca
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In the early 19th century, the gravest fear for the British working class wasn't death itself, it was what happened afterwards. During this period, medical science was advancing rapidly, and the demand for cadavers for anatomical study exploded. However, British law only permitted the dissection of executed murderers. There simply weren't enough criminals on the gallows to supply the medical schools of Edinburgh and London. This legal bottleneck created a gruesome new market. The human body beca
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