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Charnel practices in medieval England: new perspectives

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Studies of English medieval funerary practice have paid limited attention to the curation of human remains in charnel houses. Yet analysis of architectural, archaeological and documentary evidence, including antiquarian accounts, suggests that charnelling was more widespread in medieval England than has hitherto been appreciated, with many charnel houses dismantled at the sixteenth-century Reformation. The survival of a charnel house and its human remains at Rothwell, Northamptonshire permits...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/13576275.2019.1585782

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
ContEd
Department:
Continuing Education
Oxford college:
Kellogg College
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Author
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
Journal:
Mortality Journal website
Volume:
24
Issue:
2
Pages:
145-166
Publication date:
2019-05-15
Acceptance date:
2019-02-19
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EISSN:
1469-9885
ISSN:
1357-6275
Language:
English
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pubs:983921
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uuid:8b66ed1a-46ac-42a3-a1e5-00c6c205f6ee
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pubs:983921
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983921
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2019-03-22

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