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The Worst Man in London

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 Seven years after her death, the coffin of Elizabeth Siddal was exhumed so that her husband, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, could publish the poetry he had buried with her. It was a secret act, yet eventually the deed came to be known and has added a macabre tinge to the tale of Elizabeth Siddal. Rossetti was not present when his … Read more

Dr. Jan Marsh: The death of Elizabeth Siddal remembered at Highgate Cemetery

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Thank you so much to Dr. Jan Marsh for sharing this. If you have not had the pleasure of reading them, I highly recommend her books Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood and The Legend of Elizabeth Siddal. The 150th anniversary of Elizabeth Siddal’s death on 11 February 1862 from an opiate overdose is being marked at her graveside … Read more