Religion links

Christian beliefs concerning death and what happens after death.

History

A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 – Victorian Ideals, beliefs and traditions.

Religion links

Christian beliefs/how beliefs change over time.

History

Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901.

• How has our view of death changed over time?
• What effect might the high mortality rate of children during the Victorian era have had on Newman Brothers?
• What type of people did Newman Brothers provide coffin handles for? Why did they choose Newman Brothers?
• How did the care of bodies change over time?

• Where did the Victorian traditions around death come from?
• Are funeral traditions the same throughout the UK? Has this always been the case?
• How do our contemporary views of death compare to those that have existed in Britain over during the past 100 years?
• What made Newman Brothers coffin fittings the best in the business?

• Write a poem based on your own or another religion’s view of what happens after death.
• Select an important member of society that had their funeral items supplied by Newman Brothers and write a newspaper article about his or her funeral.
• Use the product books to create an order list for the royal undertakers. What items are the best? How do you know?
• Design an advertisement with a new royal family as the target audience. What type of product would they be looking for? Why should they go with Newman Brothers?

Download Curriculum Map_Death

Children

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/childs-handle/

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/childrens-coffin-handles/

Who used Newman Brothers goods?

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/childs-handle/

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/themes/commerce/

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/dye-block/

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/churchill-handle/

Care of bodies

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/childs-handle/

Victorian Traditions

http://www.victoriana.com/VictorianPeriod/mourning.htm

Funeral Traditions

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/childs-handle/

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/catalogue-page-shrouds/

http://www.coffinworks.org/newmanbros/collections-and-research/funeral-practices/

http://www.archive.coffinworks.org/objects/the-travelling-salesmen-2/

Cremation in Great Britain

Deaths and Cremations 1885-1979