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The London Archives is a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. Visit today and explore 1000 years of history.

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...especially as a means of considering the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits.

This invitation to the funeral of a Stephen Phyler is really making free and liberal use of skeletons to make sure no one forgets that, they too, are mortal.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM

What could be more appropriate than a beautiful 17th Century Memento Mori funeral invitation? The inscription 'Memento Mori' (Latin: 'remember (that you have) to die') is the theory and practice of the reflection on mortality...
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM