Great Deaths: Grieving, Religion, and Nationhood in Victorian and Edwardian BritainThis engaging study explores the impact of the deaths of 'the Great' in the United Kingdom. Wolffe's analysis widens our understanding of the social and cultural responses to death, from the personal to the national. He presents intriguing insights into both the dynamics of institutional and popular religion as well as the development and expression of local and national consciousness. |
Contents
Burying the Duke | 28 |
The Churches and National | 56 |
Commemoration Identity and Religiosity | 94 |
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AddMS Anglican appear April attended bereavement Britain British burial Cardiff Cathedral Catholic century ceremonial Chamberlain Christian Clarence clergy coffin commemoration congregation consensus council crowds David Livingstone Davidson DavP dead Dean deceased Derby Disraeli Disraeli's Dublin Duke of Wellington Duke's Earl Marshal Edinburgh Edward VII England Esher Exeter expression feeling felt George Gladstone Gladstone's Gordon grief Hall Hamilton Ibid interment Irish King late Livingstone London Lord Chamberlain Lord Chamberlain's Lord Chamberlain's Office lying-in-state memorial service monarchy mood mourning Nevertheless Nonconformist Norfolk numerous observance occasion patriotic political popular prayers Preached preachers Prince Albert Prince Consort Princess procession prominent deaths Queen Victoria reactions religion religious response ritual royal family Scotland Scotsman secular sense sentiment sermons significant sorrow sovereign St George's Chapel St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Sunday sympathy tribute VIC/R VIC/Z Wellington's funeral Westminster Abbey Windsor Windsor Castle