The Great Yarmouth Body Snatchers

Here is an interesting short film from the Little Bit of History series.  Body snatching was such an awful crime, especially the trauma it caused the bereaved.  It is a shocking insight into the 19th century culture - they even body snatched children!  And the body snatchers were paid by highly respected members of society!  What Yarmouth cemetery were 20 bodies snatched from?  What bodies were surgeons legally allowed to use for medical research in 1827?  Why did unscrupulous surgeons turn to criminals to acquire more bodies?  What famous surgeon openly admitted to using body snatchers and which king was he surgeon to?  How much did the surgeons pay for each body?  The 1832 Anatomy Act brought an end to body snatching but what bodies did it allow to be used for medical research?  To find out the answers to these questions and more related information please select the following link and press play (you may need to move the red bar back too the start):  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1xZNs14wdY

Here is a related article on the Great Yarmouth Body Snatchers.  Please select the following link:  

https://norfolktalesmyths.com/2019/02/22/bodysnatchers-of-great-yarmouth/