York Death & Culture Walk Podcast
1) 2.1. Eye of York
In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the Eye of York.
2) 4.4. Keeping Bits of the Dead
In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce discusses the practice of keeping bits of the Dead.
3) 9.1. York Minster
In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the final location of the York Death & Culture Walk
4) 7.2. Memorial Cards
In this short talk, Dr Julie Rugg (University of York) reflects on and considers funeral ephemera in the form of memorial cards.
5) 9.3. Dead Celebrities
In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce discusses the lucrative posthumous careers of celebrities.
6) 6.1. NER War Memorial
In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the North Eastern Railway (NER) War Memorial
7) 9.2. Funeral Biscuits
In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce considers the practice of the making and giving of funeral biscuits.
8) 8.2. Boer War Memorial
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 liste...Show More
9) 8.1. Duncombe Place
In this short talk, Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce introduces you to the penultimate location of the walk.
10) 6.2. NER Memorial and War Dead
In this short talk, Dr Rachael Burns (University of York) considers the memorialisation of the dead focusing on the First and Second World Wars.