What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Suicide and the Catholic Church
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 22, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Suicide and the Catholic Church once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook explains that the autopsy's finding of mental confusion allowed Rudolf a Catholic burial, a common Viennese practice of fudging suicide reports.
“Vienna, you know, coroners or whatever were well known for fudging reports on suicides to allow people”
The Rest Is History: 690. A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2) (Jul 22, 2026) · Listen from 58:49
Episodes
690. A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2)The Rest Is History · Jul 22, 2026 · 1 h 19 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland recount the affair of Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera, the Mayerling murder-suicide of 1889, its cover-up and aftermath.
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