Burial at sea is thought to have taken place throughout history, with instances dating back as far as Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, alongside the traditional funerary rites of these civilisations. History of Death "So violent a squall was sweeping past the ship at this moment, that no sound was heard ...

... Ars Moriendi or the ‘Art of Dying’ had been a recognised model for the ideal death. However after a period of scepticism during the Enlightenment of the 18th Century, it resurged with vigour under the growing Evangelicalism of Victorian Britain. History of Death He that would die well must always look for death, every day knocking at the gates of the grave. Archbishop Jeremy Taylor 1613 - 1667 The Art of Dying Since the 15th Century the Ars Moriendi or the ‘Art of Dying’ had been a recognised ...