Name: 1.1. St George's Graveyard by York Death & Culture Walk
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Description: In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces the York Death & Culture Walk.

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces the York Death & Culture Walk.

1.1. St George's Graveyard

In this short talk, Dr Rachael Burns (University of York) considers the memorialisation of the dead focusing on the First and Second World Wars.

6.2. NER Memorial and War Dead

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the penultimate location of the walk.

8.1. Duncombe Place

In this short talk, Dr Rachael Burns (University of York) considers the war dead of the Bore War. We suggest walking up to the Second Bore War Memorial, just across the road from the Minster, to listen to this talk.

8.2. Boer War Memorial

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce considers the practice of the making and giving of funeral biscuits.

9.2. Funeral Biscuits

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the North Eastern Railway (NER) War Memorial

6.1. NER War Memorial

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce discusses the lucrative posthumous careers of celebrities.

9.3. Dead Celebrities

In this short talk, Dr Julie Rugg (University of York) reflects on and considers funeral ephemera in the form of memorial cards.

7.2. Memorial Cards

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the final location of the York Death & Culture Walk

9.1. York Minster

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce discusses the practice of keeping bits of the Dead.

4.4. Keeping Bits of the Dead

In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the Eye of York.

2.1. Eye of York

The Death & Culture Network, based at the University of York, presents the York Death & Culture Walk: a self-guided tour of the ancient walled city. Be sure to visit our website: www.york.ac.uk/dacnet and join in the conversation on twitter: @DeathCultureNet

1.1. St George's Graveyard

York Death & Culture Walk

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