While there’s no definitive answer, Jensen emphasized that people in the present might be fascinated by the Victorians’ own fascination with death. History Colorado’s “Victorian Death ...

Death masks were also popular in the Victorian era. Scientists believed that a person’s character could be determined by the shape of their head — a pseudoscience called phrenology.

Three people in Britain have died after contracting a Victorian-era disease which is spread through coughing and sneezing. Diphtheria was found in 87 people across England last year, 10 more than ...