Highgate Cemetary

Rossetti family graveHighgate Cemetary is a burial place in northern London. A number of famous literary and historical figures are buried here, including Karl Marx, George Eliot, Christina Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal. Image: the Rossetti family grave where Elizabeth Siddal is buried (courtesy of The Victorian Web).

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Timeline of Events Associated with Highgate Cemetary

Burial of Elizabeth Siddal

17 Feb 1862

Elizabeth Eleanor Rossetti (formerly Elizabeth Siddal) was buried on 17 February 1862 in Highgate Western Cemetary in the Rossetti family plot. Dante Gabriel Rossetti placed "Dante at Verona," "Love's Nocturne" and other manuscript poems in her coffin before interment. Image: the Rossetti family grave where Elizabeth Siddal is buried (courtesy of The Victorian Web).

Exhumation of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's manuscripts

10 Oct 1869

On 10 October 1869, Dante Gabriel Rossetti had the manuscripts that he had previously buried with Elizabeth Siddal exhumed. Image: "Praise and Prayer" manuscript, one of three surviving leaves from the manuscripts Rossetti buried with his wife on 17 February 1862 in Highgate Cemetary. The original is in the Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (MS Eng 769).

Death of Christina Rossetti

29 Dec 1894

Christina Rossetti died on 29 December 1894 and was buried in the Rossetti family plot, alongside her parents and Elizabeth Siddal. 

George Eliot adopts pen name

The start of the month Spring 1899

Mary Ann to George EliottPromotional Poster for EAMMDP.

Burial of Elizabeth Siddal

Exhumation of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's manuscripts

Death of Christina Rossetti

George Eliot adopts pen name

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Date Event Manage
17 Feb 1862

Burial of Elizabeth Siddal

Elizabeth Eleanor Rossetti (formerly Elizabeth Siddal) was buried on 17 February 1862 in Highgate Western Cemetary in the Rossetti family plot. Dante Gabriel Rossetti placed "Dante at Verona," "Love's Nocturne" and other manuscript poems in her coffin before interment. Image: the Rossetti family grave where Elizabeth Siddal is buried (courtesy of The Victorian Web).

The Rossetti Family Grave The Rossetti Family Grave, Highgate Western Cemetary
10 Oct 1869

Exhumation of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's manuscripts

On 10 October 1869, Dante Gabriel Rossetti had the manuscripts that he had previously buried with Elizabeth Siddal exhumed. Image: "Praise and Prayer" manuscript, one of three surviving leaves from the manuscripts Rossetti buried with his wife on 17 February 1862 in Highgate Cemetary. The original is in the Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (MS Eng 769).

manuscript of "Praise and Prayer" Manuscript of "Praise and Prayer" exhumed from Elizabeth Siddal's grave
29 Dec 1894

Death of Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti died on 29 December 1894 and was buried in the Rossetti family plot, alongside her parents and Elizabeth Siddal. 

The Rossetti Family Grave The Rossetti Family Grave, Highgate Western Cemetary
The start of the month Spring 1899

George Eliot adopts pen name

Mary Ann to George EliottPromotional Poster for EAMMDP.