This episode looks at the history of the scythe-wielding skeletal form of the Grim Reaper. There are fewer images of Death personified than the scythe-wielding skeletal form of the Grim Reaper ...

The Grim Reaper—that black-coated, scythe-carrying personification of death—has appeared in over a hundred and four cartoons in The New Yorker since 1937. But where was he prior to that?

News Dominic Picksley 23:54, 10 May 2023 Updated 07:44, 11 May 2023 Royal fans were terrified after spotting the 'Grim Reaper' at King Charles' Coronation ceremony on May 6 (Image: BBC) ...