Victorian tomb prompts overdue conversation on imperialist mindset

TORONTO: A tent-shaped tomb in southwest London that has stood largely inaccessible for more than 70 years reopened last month. The Burton Mausoleum in Mortlake, the final resting place of Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton and his wife Lady Isabel, reopened in April following a two-year, $334,656 conservation project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and delivered by charity Habitats & Heritage.

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