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The birth of Britain's National Health Service

Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.

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A graveyard of plants for the people I love

Searching for her own ceremony to acknowledge the passing of her grandmother, Jennifer Neal turned to plants. The ritual she created was personal and loving, and celebrated life as well as acknowledging loss.

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Death and our digital ghosts

When we die, our data lives on. And as companies are increasingly spotting money-making opportunities from digital legacies, now could be the time to think about – and control – yours.

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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.

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  • The funeral service of Lord Lister in 1912. Gouache by Cyrus Cuneo.
  • The catafalque erected for the funeral service of King Victor Emmmanuel, in the Pantheon, Rome, in 1878. Wood engraving.
  • The funeral service for the Duke of Orleans in Paris in 1842. Lithograph by Courtin and Grenier de Saint Martin, 1842.
  • The funeral service of the Duke of Orleans at Dreux prior to his burial, 1842. Lithograph by Grenier de Saint Martin and I-L. Deroy after N.J. Kellin, 1842.
  • The sacrament of the Roman Catholic church: burial of the dead. Etching after B. Picart.
  • The funeral ceremony for Lord Nelson in Saint Paul's Cathedral in 1806. Aquatint by N.I.W.C. Heideloff and J. Bluck after A.D. Macquin, 1806.
  • Boer War: a funeral on board a ship at night with officers and crew standing round the body. Watercolour with gouache by W. T. Maud, 1899.
  • The funeral of Frederick III, Emperor of Germany, in 1888. Wood engraving, ca. 1888.
  • Symbols of death and mourning to mark World AIDS Day 1997. Colour lithograph, 1997.
  • The funeral of Mr. Peabody in Westminster Abbey in 1869. Wood engraving, 1869.
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