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The Pre-Raphaelites: everything you wanted to know

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The Disturbing Exhumation of Elizabeth Siddal's Body and the Myths Surrounding Her

This chapter delves into the disturbing story of Dante Gabriel Rossetti exhuming Elizabeth Siddal's body to retrieve his manuscript of poems and explores the urban myth of her body not decomposing. It also discusses the struggles and complexities faced by Pre-Raphaelite artists, emphasizing the importance of understanding them as real people.

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