Step into the shadowy parlours of 1880s high society we explore the surprising occult obsessions of the Gilded Age from the Fox Sisters' ghostly rappings that launched the Spiritualist movement, to candlelit séances in Vanderbilt drawing rooms, spirit photography, and the elaborate mourning rituals that swept Britain and America. This video looks at how…
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