"The King is dead. Long live the Queen!": the representation of death in the Victorian Age

This research had the propose of investigating the reasons why and how people who lived in England during the Victorian Age used to deal with death in the way it was done. With this intention, it was used in the research the methodology called Systematic Bibliographic Review – SBR, which made possible the selection and reading of books and articles that allowed a Sociological, Historical and Demographical comprehension of that period. These study fields were explored to be able to understand the relation and influence of them in life and mentality of those people, who lived in a time of Demographic Transition caused by the ascension of Capitalism and Industrial Revolutions.