Dr Dan O’Brien is a historian of death in eighteenth century England. His research focuses on the development of the funeral trade and the funerals which it performed. He has also focused on funerary journeys and the exciting topic of death at sea. And these are all the cool things we talk about on this episode! Enjoy!
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