Dr Dan O’Brien
@drdan.bsky.social
Historian of undertakers and funerals in Eighteenth Century England. Researching the trade and their goods. Visiting Research Fellow at CDAS, University of Bath.
Associate Fellow of Royal Historical Society
Associate Fellow of Royal Historical Society
I am indeed!! My most listened in 2024 too (back in the 0.01% of their listeners) saw them in London too this year!
March 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I am indeed!! My most listened in 2024 too (back in the 0.01% of their listeners) saw them in London too this year!
So glad you enjoyed it! It was a brilliant session and the questions / comments were really interesting. Great to see those curious parallels between the past and present.
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
So glad you enjoyed it! It was a brilliant session and the questions / comments were really interesting. Great to see those curious parallels between the past and present.
I believe it is ‘son fine’ or ‘I am the end’
January 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I believe it is ‘son fine’ or ‘I am the end’
To get a sense of the epic scale of the ensigns here is the ensign from the San Ildefonso which was hung in St Paul’s during the funeral and is now part of the National Maritime Museum collection. (Pic from NMM) #skystorians
January 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
To get a sense of the epic scale of the ensigns here is the ensign from the San Ildefonso which was hung in St Paul’s during the funeral and is now part of the National Maritime Museum collection. (Pic from NMM) #skystorians