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Mortsafes: After The Anatomy Act

Mortsafes: After The Anatomy Act

On 1 August 1832, Britain passed the Anatomy Act in an attempt to address the shortage of bodies available…

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Mortsafes & Iron Cages: Protecting Scotlands Dead

Mortsafes & Iron Cages: Protecting Scotlands Dead

Body snatching prevention doesn’t come more sturdy than a mortsafe. Iron cages placed over graves to protect your loved ones from the resurrection men.

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Burke & Hare’s Final Victim | The Last Days of Margaret Docherty

Burke & Hare’s Final Victim | The Last Days of Margaret Docherty

On the Eve of All Hallows, 1828, notorious Edinburgh murders William Burke and William Hare murdered their last victim…

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The Simple Art of Burking

The Simple Art of Burking

By the end of 1829, after William Burke – one-half of Edinburgh’s famous murderers Burke and Hare – had…

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Dissecting Season: When Body Snatchers Plied Their Trade

Dissecting Season: When Body Snatchers Plied Their Trade

Someone once said to me ” a season for body snatching, who knew”, and I agree, not many do,…

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Body Snatching Students of Scotland’s Medical Schools

Body Snatching Students of Scotland’s Medical Schools

Before the demand from anatomy schools for fresh cadavers grew to such an extent that body snatching became a…

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St Fittick’s Church, Nigg, Aberdeen | The Story of Mrs. Spark

St Fittick’s Church, Nigg, Aberdeen | The Story of Mrs. Spark

Body snatching in and around Aberdeen was rife at the beginning of the 19th century and anatomy students targeting…

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The Murderer William Burke: Finding His Skeleton

The Murderer William Burke: Finding His Skeleton

If you’re interested in the macabre story of the now infamous murderers Burke and Hare, you’ll know that William Burke…

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Fundamental Rules of Georgian Body Snatching (The Key 5)

Being a body snatcher came with a few fundamental rules. It wasn’t just about digging up a cadaver and…

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Edinburgh’s First Body snatchers                            (Waldie & Torrence)

Edinburgh’s First Body snatchers (Waldie & Torrence)

Long before Burke and Hare had perfected the subtle art of Burking, two women from Edinburgh were doing just…

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What Did Body Snatchers Do?

What Did Body Snatchers Do?

How and when did a body snatcher know that a cadaver for available for the taking? Covering the more usual methods of procurement, this post sheds some light on how body snatchers found their latest ‘subjects’.

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Britain’s Top 5 Punishments For Body Snatching

Britain’s Top 5 Punishments For Body Snatching

The penalties for stealing a dead body in Britain in the mid-1800s varied dramatically.
Find out about the Top 5 punishments issued in Britain during the 1800s – ranging from imprisonment to full-blown transportation.

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Bodysnatching, Graveyards, and Ghosts

Bodysnatching, Graveyards, and Ghosts

Graveyards and ghosts perhaps go hand in hand. Put in a splash of body snatching and you have a…

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The Turf Hotel, Collingwood Street, Newcastle

The Turf Hotel, Collingwood Street, Newcastle

Notwithstanding an already arduous journey; one that involved jostling, the consistent rumbling of wheels, and the potential threat of…

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From Dressmaker to Body Snatcher

From Dressmaker to Body Snatcher

I am delighted to welcome the wonderful ladies from All Things Georgian as my first guest bloggers. When I…

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Body Snatching In Edinburgh:  The Notorious ‘Merry Andrew’

Body Snatching In Edinburgh: The Notorious ‘Merry Andrew’

Someone had to supply cadavers to the anatomy schools of Edinburgh beofre Burke and Hare came on the scene. It’s time to meet Edinburgh’s real body snatchers

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Caged Lairs: No.1 in Body Snatching Prevention

Caged Lairs: No.1 in Body Snatching Prevention

Come across an iron cage in the middle of a churchyard and you’d be forgiven for wondering what it…

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Mortstones: Protecting Yourself from the Resurrection Men

Mortstones: Protecting Yourself from the Resurrection Men

By the early 1800s, professional resurrection men or body snatchers were starting to appear within our parishes. People were…

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Body Snatching Prevention for the Poor

Body Snatching Prevention for the Poor

To say that the poorer members of Georgian society were at a disadvantage when it came to protecting their…

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St Mary’s Church: Whitkirk, West Yorkshire

St Mary’s Church: Whitkirk, West Yorkshire

The sad tale of Hannah Heesom who was snatched from her grave on New Year’s Eve 1828.

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Suzie Lennox Body Snatching

Suzie Lennox

Hi, I'm Suzie, a body snatching historian and solo traveller with a passion for Scotland's darker travel destinations.

Join me as I visit Scotland's spookier locations & conquer my fear of ghosts along the way!

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The History of Witches 1720 Wellcome Collection
Edinburgh’s Nor Loch (Witches, Skeleton’s & Why it was Drained)
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Burke and Hare Murder Dolls National Museum Scotland
Edinburgh Miniature Coffins: Discovering the Fairy Coffins of Arthur’s Seat
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Extraordinary Life of Deacon Brodie DiggingUp1800
The Extraordinary Life of Deacon Brodie (A Full Account)
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Half Hangit Maggie Dickson
Half Hangit Maggie: The Woman Who Survived A Hanging
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Edinburgh's White Hart Pub
Ghosts & Murderers At The White Hart Inn, Edinburgh
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Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh: The Ultimate Guide To Macabre & Spooky Graves
7 Macabre Graves To Visit In Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Cluny Mortsafes Aberdeenshire
Ever Wondered Why Some Graves Have Cages Over Them?
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Memento Mori Greyfriars Kirkyard
Old & Spooky Graveyards in Edinburgh’s Old Town (Visited & Recommended)
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St Cuthbert's watchtower Edinburgh Source unknown
Body Snatching | St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard, Edinburgh
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Body Snatching in Lasswade Kirkyard Midlothian
Body Snatching In Lasswade Old Kirkyard, Midlothian, EH18
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Body Snatching Prevention Cluny Mortsafe Aberdeenshire
Mortsafes & Iron Cages: Protecting Scotlands Dead
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Dunblane Cathedral via National Galleries Scotland
Hidden History of Dunblane Cathedral
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Grave of Seath Mor St Tuchaldus Rothiemurchus Scottish Highlands
The Cursed Grave of Seath Mor
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Body Snatching in the Scottish Borders
Discover A Darker Side To The Scottish Borders
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Body snatching around the A75 Scotlands Haunted Road
Body Snatching On The A75 | Scotland’s Haunted Road
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Mortsafes at Kinnernnie Cemetery Aberdeenshire
7 Alternative Body Snatching Sites Outside Of Edinburgh
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Ruined Church at St Fitticks Aberdeenshire
St Fittick’s Church, Nigg, Aberdeen | The Story of Mrs. Spark
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