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‘Two Years of Sable Gloom’: The Stages of Victorian Mourning

Chris Woodyard The two years of the title is often cited as the required time for a widow to mourn for her husband – there’s a popular trope that all Victorian widows wore full black with crape veils for two solid years. The reality is much more nuanced, depending on the year and the etiquetteContinue reading “‘Two Years of Sable Gloom’: The Stages of Victorian Mourning”